X-ray of the hip cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 94 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $259 — 9% above the US median ($239), roughly 5.3× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $58 $85 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $58 $85 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Jefferson Health-Northeast Philadelphia, PA $58 $15 ★ 2/5 316 min —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $63 $123 ★ 4/5 200 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $76 $100 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $85 $90 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $85 $85 — — —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $88 $95 ★ 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 $86 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $103 $93 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $103 $95 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $103 $92 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $105 $105 ★ 3/5 252 min —
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $108 $117 ★ 4/5 142 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $112 $102 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $114 $110 ★ 3/5 232 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $121 $137 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $121 $137 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $121 $137 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $121 $137 — 126 min —
Surgical Institute of Reading Wyomissing, PA $126 $119 — — —
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA $128 $104 ★ 3/5 231 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)
$457
Cash / self-pay
$259
Insurer-negotiated
$135
Medicare pays
$49
$90$830
Median cash $259  ·  Medicare $49  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $259 — about 5.3× 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 $457 list price could save about $198 (43%).

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