Injection (shot) cost in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing: from $134.22 to $190.40, with a median of $171.60. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center — $37.38 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $145.71 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 96372, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 THERA/DIAG INJ SUBCU/IM (96372) Tech | $134.22 | $463.00 | $60.05–$370.40 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 96372 THER/PROPH/DX INJ SC/IM WKC TECH | $134.22 | $463.00 | $60.05–$370.40 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 96372 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ SC/IM Tech | $134.22 | $463.00 | $60.05–$370.40 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA · (223) 287-9000 96372 Non Provider diag proph ther subq inj tech | $134.22 | $463.00 | $60.05–$370.40 | 71% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA · (717) 625-2000 HC THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ,SC/IM | $171.60 | $286.00 | $16.13–$399.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA · (717) 733-0311 Injection of Drug or Substance Under Skin or Into Muscle | $190.40 | $238.00 | $15.88–$315.22 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $134.22, median $171.60, highest $190.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $171.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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 code is the fee for giving a shot under the skin or into a muscle, for example an antibiotic, vitamin B12, a pain medicine or a birth control shot. Vaccines use a different code (90471).
What the price covers
The price is for giving the shot. The medicine is billed separately, usually under its own J code.