X-ray of the hip (3 views) cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 93 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $263 — 8% above the US median ($245), roughly 5.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $58 $14 ★ 2/5 316 min —
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $59 $85 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $59 $85 ★ 4/5 135 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $63 $102 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $76 $86 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $85 $86 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $85 $94 — — —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $88 $89 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Phoenixville Hospital Phoenixville, PA $89 $101 ★ 3/5 178 min —
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $91 $88 — — —
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney, PA $93 $47 ★ 2/5 136 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 $93 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $103 $90 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $105 $89 ★ 3/5 252 min —
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $108 $115 ★ 4/5 142 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 Jameson New Castle, PA $122 $137 ★ 3/5 169 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $126 $108 — — —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $128 $88 ★ 3/5 231 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $136 $139 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $136 $139 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $136 $139 — 84 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)
$487
Cash / self-pay
$263
Insurer-negotiated
$139
Medicare pays
$49
$90$830
Median cash $263  ·  Medicare $49  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
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1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $263 — about 5.4× the Medicare rate ($49). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($98).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $487 list price could save about $223 (46%).

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