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Pennsylvania Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates, commercial insurance prices, and fair price benchmarks across all 148 Pennsylvania hospitals.

Pillar 1 · The BaseRate™ CompositeHow 1.00× Fair BaseRate Works: Raw price averages unfairly penalize hospitals in high-wage cities or trauma centers treating sicker patients. We adjust for local CMS hospital wage levels and patient complexity first. A 1.00× score means right at the fair price average, 0.85× means 15% cheaper than fair market, and 1.30× means 30% above fair market.Near Fair BaseRate Benchmark
0.95×vs. U.S. Fair Price Average
Position vs. 1.00× Fair Price5% Below Fair Price 1.00× (center of the bar) is the U.S. fair price average after accounting for local hospital wages and patient complexity. Left of center (<1.00×) is below fair price; right of center (>1.00×) is above fair price.

Across 148 Pennsylvania hospitals, typical commercial prices average 5% below the U.S. fair price (0.95×) after accounting for local wages.

Pillar 2 · VeriRate™ Data TrustHow VeriRate™ (0–100) Works: Hospitals are legally required to publish machine-readable price files, but some bury fake $0.01 numbers or omit cash discounts. VeriRate audits each file across 5 checks (hover any badge below to see what it tests).86/100 · Verified
86/100Hover Any Check Below to See How Prices Were Audited
File Completeness90Provenance (File Completeness): Checks whether the hospital published a complete, up-to-date machine-readable price file with valid CPT and MS-DRG billing codes instead of leaving blanks.
Price Logic88Coherence (Price Logic): Checks whether the hospital’s numbers make basic sense — e.g., self-pay cash price is lower than gross list price, with no fake $0.01 or $999,999 placeholder numbers.
Peer Alignment86Concordance (Peer Alignment): Checks whether reported prices sit in a realistic range compared to Medicare and nearby hospitals rather than wild 100× unit errors.
Clean Billing83Regularity (Clean Billing): Checks whether rates are structured consistently across procedures without erratic statistical spikes or hidden unbundled facility fees.
Real Cash Discount84Cash Honesty (Real Cash Discount): Checks whether the hospital offers a genuine self-pay cash discount that beats or matches commercial insurance rates instead of billing full sticker price.
Pillar 3 · Pennsylvania Market & Best ValueSummarizes statewide hospital price coverage across Pennsylvania, the average commercial markup over federal Medicare rates, and the #1 best-value hospital in the state.148 Hospitals · 142 Procedures
Hospitals Priced148 in PATotal hospitals in Pennsylvania with verified machine-readable price disclosures indexed in the Crystal.
Avg vs. Medicare1.3× MedicareAverage commercial insurance negotiated rate across Pennsylvania hospitals compared to what federal Medicare pays for the same procedure.
Best Value in PA0.48× FairLowest confounder-adjusted hospital in Pennsylvania: Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center (Meyersdale) at 0.48× fair market price.

Most affordable Pennsylvania hospital: Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center (Meyersdale) at 0.48× the fair price (52% below benchmark).

Statewide Hospital Pricing Fingerprint148 Pennsylvania Hospitals Analyzed

Pennsylvania Statewide Hospital Pricing Summary

Across 148 reporting hospitals and 142 shoppable procedures in Pennsylvania, typical commercial insurance rates sit at 0.95× the U.S. fair price average (1.3× federal Medicare rates). However, prices vary by 7.8× across the state — from 0.48× fair price at the most affordable hospitals up to 3.72× at high-markup facilities.

State Price Index: 0.95× U.S. Fair AverageAvg Commercial Rate: 1.3× Medicare
Advantage

Best Value in Pennsylvania (Lowest-Priced Hospitals & Patient Edge)

  • Best-value hospital in Pennsylvania: Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center (Meyersdale) prices care at 0.48× the fair price benchmark.
  • Additional low-cost leaders include Children's Home of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, 0.49× fair) and Conemaugh Nason Medical Center (0.71× fair).
  • Bottom-quartile Pennsylvania hospitals (Q25) charge 0.90× the fair price or less — comparing quotes before scheduling elective care saves 25%–45%.
  • Nonprofit 501(c)(3) hospitals across Pennsylvania must provide free or discounted charity care under federal 26 U.S.C. § 501(r) income rules.
Watchout

Where Pennsylvania Patients Get Burned (High-Markup Traps)

  • Highest-markup Pennsylvania facilities reach 4.1× Medicare (Penn Medicine | Good Shepherd Rehabilitation in Philadelphia, Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital).
  • Prices for the exact same procedure swing 7.8× between the lowest-priced (0.48×) and highest-priced (3.72×) hospitals in Pennsylvania.
  • Emergency room, lab, and outpatient surgery facility fees carry significantly higher markups than pre-scheduled imaging or freestanding centers.
Most Affordable PA Hospitals (Bottom 25%)Best Value Tier
0.48× – 0.90× Fair

Led by Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center (Meyersdale) at 0.48× fair price.

Typical Pennsylvania Hospital (State Median)1.3× Medicare
0.98× Fair Price

Middle-of-the-pack commercial rate across all 148 Pennsylvania hospitals.

Highest-Markup PA Hospitals (Top 25%)7.8× State Spread
1.18× – 3.72× Fair

Highest-priced quarter of Pennsylvania hospitals where shopping around saves the most.

Pennsylvania County Price & Affordability Heatmap 49 of 67 Counties with MRF Hospital Data

Pennsylvania County-Level Hospital Price & Affordability Heatmap

Hospital price index, Medicare markup, and household affordability burden across 67 counties in Pennsylvania

<0.94× Affordable 0.94–1.06× Near Avg 1.06–1.20× Elevated >1.20× High-Markup
Allegheny County16hosps
1.15× Fair
Income $76k
Philadelphia County13hosps
1.17× Fair
Income $61k
Montgomery County7hosps
0.97× Fair
Income $112k
Bucks County6hosps
1.10× Fair
Income $112k
Lancaster County4hosps
1.61× Fair
Income $84k
York County4hosps
1.89× Fair
Income $82k
Somerset County3hosps
0.74× Fair
Income $59k
Washington County3hosps
0.89× Fair
Income $77k
Lycoming County3hosps
0.90× Fair
Income $64k
Schuylkill County3hosps
0.94× Fair
Income $67k
Berks County3hosps
0.96× Fair
Income $78k
Westmoreland County3hosps
0.96× Fair
Income $72k
Lehigh County3hosps
0.98× Fair
Income $77k
Dauphin County3hosps
0.98× Fair
Income $74k
Erie County3hosps
0.98× Fair
Income $61k
Chester County3hosps
1.13× Fair
Income $123k
Blair County2hosps
0.80× Fair
Income $61k
Fayette County2hosps
0.81× Fair
Income $56k
Mercer County2hosps
0.89× Fair
Income $61k
Lackawanna County2hosps
0.92× Fair
Income $65k
Luzerne County2hosps
0.93× Fair
Income $62k
Cumberland County2hosps
0.96× Fair
Income $86k
Monroe County2hosps
0.97× Fair
Income $82k
Crawford County2hosps
1.14× Fair
Income $60k
Showing top 24 counties with hospital price filings of 67 total in Pennsylvania

All Hospitals in Pennsylvania (148)

Ranked by how their commercial prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. Select any hospital to inspect its full procedure price list.

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Compare Prices by Procedure in Pennsylvania (142)

High-impact surgeries, scans, and hospital stays are listed first with the typical Pennsylvania price. Search any procedure below.

Browse Pennsylvania by Metro Area

Local hospital comparison pages for each Pennsylvania regional market.

Which Insurers Negotiate Prices in Pennsylvania

Across the 155 Pennsylvania hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here is how many hospitals each major insurance carrier has an in-network contract with.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 141 of 155 hospitals
Aetna 138 of 155 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 132 of 155 hospitals
Cigna 125 of 155 hospitals
Humana 96 of 155 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 2 of 155 hospitals

Also negotiating in Pennsylvania: UPMC Health Plan (117) · Geisinger (115) · AmeriHealth (83) · HealthPartners (53) · Devoted Health (31) · Ambetter (Centene) (28).

Prices are sourced from each hospital's federally-required public price file, most recently published October 2026. The BaseRate is a modeled fair-price estimate — not a bill or quote. How we build these numbers →