Eye exam (comprehensive) cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 9 hospitals publish a cash price for comprehensive eye exam, returning patient: from $38.10 to $195.22, with a median of $122.40. The lowest price is at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey). The highest price is 5.1× the lowest.
- The median here, $122.40, is 26% below the US median of $165.45.
- That is 0.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- Pennsylvania ranks 10th of 22 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 92014. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 30, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$38.10Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Median$122.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$195.22in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$84.30vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center lowest Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 92014 Ophthal Exam & Eval Compreh Est Pt | $38.10 | $115.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Compreh Eye Exam Estab Pt | $122.40 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Compreh Eye Exam Estab Pt | $122.40 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Compreh Eye Exam Estab Pt | $122.40 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Compreh Eye Exam Estab Pt | $122.40 | $306.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA EYE EXAM;COMPREHENSIVE;EST PT | $130.43 | $260.85 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA HC Fac Comprehensive Medical Exam | $195.22 | $244.02 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA HC Fac Comprehensive Medical Exam | $195.22 | $244.02 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA HC Fac Comprehensive Medical Exam | $195.22 | $244.02 | Mar 31, 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
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 | 4 | $122.40 | $122.40 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $195.22 | $195.22 |
| Erie, PA | 1 | $130.43 | $130.43 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1 | $38.10 | $38.10 |
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 eye exam (comprehensive) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Eye exam (comprehensive) explained.
Comprehensive eye exam, returning patient in other states
- Alabama$129.00, 3 hospitals
- Alaska$407.58, 2 hospitals
- Arizona$163.38, 3 hospitals
- Arkansas$108.60
- California$207.20
- Colorado$134.72, 2 hospitals
- Connecticut$198.00, 1 hospital
- Delaware$550.00, 1 hospital
- District of Columbia$263.03, 2 hospitals
- Florida$263.25
- Georgia$113.10
- Idaho$612.00
- Illinois$119.36
- Indiana$294.35, 1 hospital
- Iowa$233.10, 3 hospitals
- Louisiana$64.16
- Maine$97.76, 2 hospitals
- Maryland$213.66, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$221.00
- Michigan$140.18
- Minnesota$126.98
- Mississippi$116.00
- Missouri$105.90
- Montana$178.40, 3 hospitals
- Nebraska$162.50, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$347.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$142.64
- New Mexico$207.15, 2 hospitals
- New York$195.22
- North Carolina$90.84, 1 hospital
- North Dakota$121.30, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$231.00
- Oklahoma$287.85, 3 hospitals
- Oregon$98.15, 2 hospitals
- South Carolina$74.00, 3 hospitals
- South Dakota$75.50, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$79.20
- Texas$228.00
- Vermont$98.31, 2 hospitals
- Virginia$171.00
- Washington$145.63
- West Virginia$115.15
- Wisconsin$102.02
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.