Circumcision, child or adult cost in Philadelphia, PA — inpatient
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 2 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision by surgical excision, older than 28 days (children and adults) as an inpatient: from $440.00 to $440.00, with a median of $440.00. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,860.02 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 54161, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital lowest Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 PR Circumcision Surg Exc Other Clamp Device/Doral Slit Older Than 28 Days | $440.00 | $440.00 | $63.58–$418.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center lowest Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 PR Circumcision Surg Exc Other Clamp Device/Doral Slit Older Than 28 Days | $440.00 | $440.00 | $63.58–$418.00 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $440.00, median $440.00, highest $440.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $10,530.15 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
This is circumcision by surgical removal of the foreskin in a boy older than 28 days or an adult, rather than with a newborn clamp. It is done for medical reasons such as a tight foreskin or repeated infections, or by personal choice.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon's fee and anesthesia are usually billed separately.