X-ray of the ribs cost in Pennsylvania

Prices at 93 hospitals in Pennsylvania, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $401 — 37% above the US median ($293), roughly 9.6× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Heritage Valley Beaver Beaver, PA $62 $89 ★ 3/5 185 min —
Heritage Valley Sewickley Sewickley, PA $62 $89 ★ 4/5 135 min —
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center Roaring Spring, PA $74 $87 ★ 5/5 141 min —
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown, PA $74 $87 ★ 2/5 176 min —
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center Meyersdale, PA $74 $87 — 84 min —
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center Hastings, PA $74 $87 — 126 min —
Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA $85 $85 — — —
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg, PA $91 $200 — — —
St Clair Hospital Pittsburgh, PA $93 $107 ★ 4/5 200 min —
UPMC Cole Coudersport, PA $99 $98 ★ 4/5 147 min —
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA $102 $103 ★ 3/5 150 min —
Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia, PA $106 $107 ★ 2/5 186 min —
Rothman Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital Bensalem, PA $110 $106 — — —
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital Lansdale, PA $110 $94 ★ 3/5 234 min —
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA $113 $99 ★ 3/5 236 min —
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA $125 $108 ★ 3/5 268 min —
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital East Norriton, PA $125 $103 ★ 4/5 297 min —
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA $127 $106 ★ 3/5 252 min —
Acmh Hospital Kittanning, PA $129 $102 ★ 3/5 195 min —
Clarion Hospital Clarion, PA $133 $102 ★ 2/5 166 min —
Bucktail Medical Center Renovo, PA $133 $101 — 82 min —
Penn State Health St. Joseph Reading, PA $138 $110 ★ 3/5 232 min —
UPMC Bedford Memorial Everett, PA $141 $109 ★ 4/5 142 min —
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $143 $77 — 102 min —
Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber, PA $150 $45 ★ 2/5 141 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)
$627
Cash / self-pay
$401
Insurer-negotiated
$114
Medicare pays
$42
$94$951
Median cash $401  ·  Medicare $42  ·  bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $401 — about 9.6× the Medicare rate ($42). High vs Medicare. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($84).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $627 list price could save about $226 (36%).

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