X-ray of the hand cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 87 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $297 — 11% above the US median ($268), roughly 7.8× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $72 $102 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $72 $85 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $72 $85 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $85 $86 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $85 $85 — — —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $87 $85 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $88 $89 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $90 $36 ★ 2/5 136 min —
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $91 $88 — — —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $95 $75 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $95 $75 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $95 $75 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $95 $75 — 126 min —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $100 $80 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $103 $84 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $103 $92 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $103 $89 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $105 $89 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $109 $93 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $114 $101 ★ 3/5 232 min —
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $116 $120 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $126 $107 — — —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $128 $88 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA $138 $97 ★ 4/5 196 min —
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $140 $129 ★ 4/5 147 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$497
Cash / self-pay
$297
Insurer-negotiated
$120
Medicare pays
$38
$90$795
Median cash $297  ·  Medicare $38  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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Typical cash price here is $297 — about 7.8× the Medicare rate ($38). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($76).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $497 list price could save about $200 (40%).

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