Sinus surgery, frontal cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 13 hospitals publish a cash price for endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the frontal sinus: from $306.00 to $55,146.36, with a median of $12,532.10. The lowest price is at UPMC Cole (Coudersport). The highest price is 180.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $12,532.10, is 74% above the US median of $7,212.66.
- Pennsylvania ranks 20th of 25 states by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 31276. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$306.00UPMC Cole
Median$12,532.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$55,146.36in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$12,226.10vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Cole lowest Coudersport · Coudersport, PA NASAL/SINUS ENDOW/FRONTAL SINU | $306.00 | $510.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Nasal Endo Sx,Frontal Sinus Exploration | $6,942.00 | $21,814.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Nasal Endo Sx,Frontal Sinus Exploration | $7,215.00 | $21,814.80 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA NSL/SINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMVL | $10,506.96 | $43,779.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 31276 NSL/SINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMVL Tech | $10,749.54 | $44,996.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 31276 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy | $11,703.46 | $44,996.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA OR NSL/SINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMV | $12,532.10 | $17,903.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 31276 NSL/SINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMVL Tech | $13,044.34 | $44,996.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 31276 NSL/SINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMVL Tech | $14,160.24 | $44,996.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA NSL/SINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMVL | $14,712.57 | $54,491.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA NSL/SINS NDSC FRNT TISS RMVL | $14,712.57 | $54,491.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 31276 Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy | $14,907.17 | $44,996.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Exploration of nasal sinus using an endoscope | $55,146.36 | — | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $10,749.54 | $14,160.24 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $10,506.96 | $14,712.57 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2 | $6,942.00 | $7,078.50 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $306.00 | $306.00 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $12,532.10 | $12,532.10 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $13,044.34 | $13,044.34 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $11,703.46 | $11,703.46 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $55,146.36 | $55,146.36 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What sinus surgery, frontal is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Sinus surgery, frontal explained.
Endoscopic sinus surgery: opening the frontal sinus in other states
- Alabama$9,776.16
- Arizona$16,328.46
- Arkansas$2,703.58
- California$9,032.00
- Colorado$6,873.75, 2 hospitals
- Florida$12,410.67
- Georgia$6,698.00
- Hawaii$3,309.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$13,030.85
- Illinois$7,525.00
- Indiana$11,493.86
- Iowa$1,453.00, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$16,867.19, 3 hospitals
- Kentucky$6,317.66, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$6,068.28
- Maine$1,311.64, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$25,639.14
- Michigan$775.20
- Minnesota$6,485.20, 4 hospitals
- Mississippi$4,452.47
- Missouri$8,292.05
- Montana$1,442.82, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$3,824.64, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$5,948.18, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$6,311.00
- New Mexico$5,526.36, 3 hospitals
- New York$8,191.77
- North Carolina$4,857.00
- North Dakota$4,564.63, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$22,791.28
- Oklahoma$7,516.10, 4 hospitals
- Oregon$6,856.80, 3 hospitals
- Puerto Rico$500.00, 1 hospital
- Rhode Island$7,896.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$13,379.63, 4 hospitals
- South Dakota$6,573.22, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$9,582.68
- Texas$5,107.38
- Utah$7,765.23, 2 hospitals
- Vermont$7,281.15, 1 hospital
- Virginia$16,362.33
- Washington$3,318.61
- West Virginia$4,377.50
- Wisconsin$4,424.84
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.