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State Price Transparency Index

Pennsylvania Hospital Rates

Compare cash discount rates and insurance negotiated prices for medical procedures across Pennsylvania healthcare facilities.

State Hospitals 131
Shoppable Procedures 142
vs U.S. Median Price −4% near the U.S. average
How Pennsylvania prices compare 142 procedures · −4% vs U.S. median
Heart stent placement
U.S. median
$17,833
In Pennsylvania
$15,908
$1,925 less here
U.S.
PA

Across 142 shoppable procedures, Pennsylvania hospitals typically charge close to the national median for the same procedures. It varies a lot by procedure and hospital — the examples below and the full lists show where.

In real dollars — U.S. median vs Pennsylvania

Best value: Children's Home of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh) — about 64% below its fair BaseRate. How we calculate this →

Which insurers negotiate prices in Pennsylvania

Across the 150 Pennsylvania hospitals that publish negotiated rates, here’s how many each major insurer has a deal with. A gap can mean higher out-of-pocket costs or a bigger chance of an out-of-network bill.

Blue Cross Blue Shield 136 of 150 hospitals
Aetna 134 of 150 hospitals
UnitedHealthcare 128 of 150 hospitals
Cigna 122 of 150 hospitals
Humana 97 of 150 hospitals
Kaiser Permanente 2 of 150 hospitals

Also negotiating in Pennsylvania: Geisinger (114) · UPMC Health Plan (113) · AmeriHealth (86) · HealthPartners (60) · Ambetter (Centene) (31) · Devoted Health (30).

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Ranked by how their prices compare to the fair BaseRate — best value first. The × fair figure is geo-adjusted, so a rural hospital isn't unfairly dinged for its location. Tap any hospital for its full price list.

Browse Pennsylvania by area

Local price pages for each Pennsylvania metro area.

Compare prices by procedure in Pennsylvania

The fair BaseRate, the typical price, and the cheapest hospitals for any procedure in Pennsylvania.

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