C-section cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 18 hospitals publish a cash price for cesarean delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care: from $3,815.00 to $10,034.40, with a median of $5,683.43. The lowest price is at Penn Highlands Brookville (Brookville) and 5 other hospitals. The highest price is 2.6× the lowest.
- The median here, $5,683.43, is 27% above the US median of $4,490.98.
- Pennsylvania ranks 13th of 15 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 59510. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$3,815.00Penn Highlands Brookville + 5 more
Median$5,683.43half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,034.40in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,868.43vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn Highlands Brookville lowest Brookville · Brookville, PA 3RD TRI MATERNITY CARE C-SECT | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield lowest Clearfield · DuBois, PA 3RD TRI MATERNITY CARE C-SECT | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois lowest DuBois · DuBois, PA 3RD TRI MATERNITY CARE C-SECT | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk lowest Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA 3RD TRI MATERNITY CARE C-SECT | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon lowest Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA 3RD TRI MATERNITY CARE C-SECT | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone lowest Tyrone · Altoona, PA 3RD TRI MATERNITY CARE C-SECT | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Routine obstetric care including antepartum care, cesarean delivery, and postpartum care | $4,260.00 | $10,650.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 59510 CESAREAN DELIVERY Tech | $4,937.35 | $20,667.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 59510 Cesarean Delivery W Ant/Post Care | $5,375.49 | $20,667.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 59510 CESAREAN DELIVERY Tech | $5,991.36 | $20,667.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 59510 CESAREAN DELIVERY Tech | $6,503.90 | $20,667.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 59510 Cesarean Delivery W Ant/Post Care | $6,846.98 | $20,667.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC C/SECTION | $10,034.40 | $16,724.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC C/SECTION | $10,034.40 | $16,724.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC C/SECTION | $10,034.40 | $16,724.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC C/SECTION | $10,034.40 | $16,724.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC C/SECTION | $10,034.40 | $16,724.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC C/SECTION | $10,034.40 | $16,724.00 | Mar 6, 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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
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 | 5 | $4,937.35 | $6,846.98 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 |
| Lancaster, PA | 2 | $5,991.36 | $8,012.88 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 2 | $10,034.40 | $10,034.40 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $4,260.00 | $4,260.00 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $5,375.49 | $5,375.49 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $10,034.40 | $10,034.40 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $3,815.00 | $3,815.00 |
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 C-section is, what the price covers and why prices differ: C-section explained.
Cesarean delivery, including prenatal and postpartum care in other states
- Alabama$3,028.77, 4 hospitals
- Arkansas$3,845.84, 2 hospitals
- California$5,140.38
- Colorado$17,378.50, 1 hospital
- Georgia$13,051.00
- Idaho$4,963.51, 2 hospitals
- Illinois$5,124.90
- Indiana$2,560.74, 1 hospital
- Iowa$3,580.00
- Kansas$3,624.48
- Kentucky$2,825.90, 1 hospital
- Louisiana$2,097.65, 2 hospitals
- Maine$6,410.25, 3 hospitals
- Maryland$2,601.00, 1 hospital
- Michigan$2,909.65
- Minnesota$3,560.64
- Missouri$3,852.00
- Montana$5,658.57, 4 hospitals
- Nebraska$4,935.50
- New Hampshire$2,568.27, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$5,339.00
- New Mexico$3,251.54, 3 hospitals
- New York$6,220.28
- Ohio$4,782.00
- Oklahoma$5,698.68, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$7,765.50, 3 hospitals
- South Carolina$2,322.00, 1 hospital
- South Dakota$6,793.00, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$1,554.60, 1 hospital
- Texas$4,155.91
- Utah$3,111.00, 1 hospital
- Vermont$3,306.00, 1 hospital
- Washington$4,988.93, 4 hospitals
- Wisconsin$5,437.94
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.