Crisis therapy cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 21 hospitals publish a cash price for psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes: from $45.00 to $828.00, with a median of $179.15. The lowest price is at Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital (Greeensburg). The highest price is 18.4× the lowest.
- The median here, $179.15, is 30% below the US median of $254.84.
- That is about the same as Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($181.34).
- Pennsylvania ranks 8th of 40 states by median, cheapest first.
- 6 of 21 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 90839. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 26, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$45.00Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Median$179.15half of hospitals charge less
Highest$828.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$134.15vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital lowest Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA MA CRISIS THERAPY/15 MIN UP TO 4 | $45.00 | $75.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA HC Fac Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $56.80 | $71.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA HC Fac Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $56.80 | $71.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA HC Fac Psychotherapy for Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $56.80 | $71.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Psychotherapy For Crisis Initial 60 Mins | $106.00 | $265.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Psychotherapy For Crisis Initial 60 Mins | $106.00 | $265.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Psychotherapy For Crisis Initial 60 Mins | $106.00 | $265.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Psychotherapy For Crisis Initial 60 Mins | $106.00 | $265.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $130.80 | $218.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Psychotherapy For Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $174.00 | $630.05 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 90839 OTP Crisis Methadone first 60 min Tech | $179.15 | $1,044.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Psychotherapy For Crisis Initial 60 Minutes | $181.00 | $630.05 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Psychotherapy for Crisis First 60min - TeleHealth | $244.92 | $408.20 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 90839 PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN Tech | $249.41 | $1,044.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 90839 Psytx For Crisis; First 60 Minutes | $345.88 | $1,044.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $828.00 | $828.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $828.00 | $828.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $828.00 | $828.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $828.00 | $828.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $828.00 | $828.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA PSYTX CRISIS INITIAL 60 MIN | $828.00 | $828.00 | Apr 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.
At or below Medicare This cash price is at or below what Medicare pays a hospital for the same service, which is unusually low. It is what the hospital's file says; confirm it and what it includes before booking. More
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 7 | $106.00 | $106.00 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 3 | $179.15 | $249.41 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $56.80 | $56.80 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $828.00 | $828.00 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $828.00 | $828.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $828.00 | $828.00 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $828.00 | $828.00 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $130.80 | $130.80 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $828.00 | $828.00 |
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 crisis therapy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Crisis therapy explained.
Psychotherapy for crisis, first 60 minutes in other states
- Alabama$239.08, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$184.90, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$217.81
- Arkansas$115.84
- California$342.16
- Colorado$544.70
- Connecticut$306.80
- District of Columbia$347.60, 2 hospitals
- Florida$418.60
- Georgia$536.25
- Idaho$236.36
- Illinois$250.00
- Indiana$111.51
- Iowa$270.94
- Kansas$210.30
- Kentucky$253.35
- Louisiana$94.71
- Maine$278.50
- Maryland$278.70
- Massachusetts$403.00
- Michigan$102.10
- Minnesota$237.32
- Mississippi$239.08
- Missouri$212.70
- Montana$209.62
- Nebraska$212.55
- Nevada$291.00
- New Hampshire$143.88, 2 hospitals
- New Jersey$189.21
- New Mexico$180.68, 4 hospitals
- New York$267.21
- North Carolina$114.50
- North Dakota$164.80
- Ohio$313.30
- Oklahoma$337.79, 2 hospitals
- Oregon$347.10
- Rhode Island$205.00, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$361.20
- South Dakota$388.00
- Tennessee$95.92
- Texas$326.34
- Utah$225.40, 3 hospitals
- Vermont$259.13, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$295.50
- Washington$265.60
- West Virginia$225.00
- Wisconsin$294.50
- Wyoming$387.60
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.