Total thyroidectomy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for total thyroid removal (thyroidectomy): from $539.40 to $53,333.19, with a median of $11,399.02. The lowest price is at UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals (Harrisburg) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 98.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $11,399.02, is 20% above the US median of $9,490.92.
- Pennsylvania ranks 16th of 28 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 60240. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 27, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$539.40UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals + 1 more
Median$11,399.02half of hospitals charge less
Highest$53,333.19in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$10,859.62vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals lowest Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC THYROIDECTOMY TOTAL/COMPL T/F | $539.40 | $899.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset lowest Somerset · Somerset, PA HC THYROIDECTOMY TOTAL/COMPL T/F | $539.40 | $899.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA REMOVAL OF THYROID | $6,782.00 | $13,564.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 60240 REMOVAL OF THYROID Tech | $9,059.80 | $37,923.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA 60240 Thyroidectomy Total/Complete | $9,863.77 | $37,923.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 60240 REMOVAL OF THYROID Tech | $10,993.88 | $37,923.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVAL OF THYROID | $11,804.16 | $49,184.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 60240 REMOVAL OF THYROID Tech | $11,934.37 | $37,923.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 60240 Thyroidectomy Total/Complete | $12,563.89 | $37,923.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVAL OF THYROID | $19,221.03 | $71,189.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA REMOVAL OF THYROID | $19,221.03 | $71,189.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Removal of thyroid | $53,333.19 | — | 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 | 4 | $539.40 | $10,497.08 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $11,804.16 | $19,221.03 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $10,993.88 | $10,993.88 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $6,782.00 | $6,782.00 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $9,863.77 | $9,863.77 |
| Somerset, PA | 1 | $539.40 | $539.40 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 1 | $53,333.19 | $53,333.19 |
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 total thyroidectomy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Total thyroidectomy explained.
Total thyroid removal (thyroidectomy) in other states
- Alabama$12,010.79
- Alaska$29,588.75, 1 hospital
- Arizona$7,418.74, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$9,910.27
- California$33,499.20
- Colorado$10,935.00, 1 hospital
- Connecticut$5,255.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$14,928.55, 1 hospital
- Florida$16,238.95
- Georgia$9,791.00
- Hawaii$16,413.60, 3 hospitals
- Idaho$15,131.00
- Illinois$16,262.50
- Indiana$14,794.34
- Iowa$2,672.00, 3 hospitals
- Kansas$6,858.50
- Kentucky$15,182.06, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$5,331.25
- Maine$5,498.65, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$10,828.46, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$10,934.90, 3 hospitals
- Michigan$8,312.83
- Minnesota$2,582.40
- Mississippi$5,224.07
- Missouri$14,153.54
- Montana$3,272.00
- Nebraska$9,715.17, 4 hospitals
- Nevada$6,672.70, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$1,139.60, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$6,457.82
- New Mexico$11,932.94, 4 hospitals
- New York$6,904.15
- North Carolina$22,029.33
- North Dakota$4,588.42, 2 hospitals
- Ohio$29,043.13
- Oklahoma$9,053.09
- Oregon$7,208.35, 4 hospitals
- Puerto Rico$950.00, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$29,025.06
- South Dakota$8,443.44, 2 hospitals
- Tennessee$9,978.53
- Texas$9,490.92
- Utah$4,233.17, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$1,151.35, 1 hospital
- Virginia$30,864.32
- Washington$17,128.48
- West Virginia$8,624.00
- Wisconsin$3,392.98
- Wyoming$5,989.56, 2 hospitals
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.