Retina OCT scan cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 11 hospitals publish a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography): from $100.40 to $396.00, with a median of $152.40. The lowest price is at St Joseph Regional Health Network (Reading). The highest price is 3.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $152.40, is 64% above the US median of $93.00.
- That is 2.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($60.27).
- 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 92134. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 25, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$100.40St Joseph Regional Health Network
Median$152.40half of hospitals charge less
Highest$396.00in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$52.00vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Regional Health Network lowest Reading · Reading, PA 92134 Computerized Oct: Retina | $100.40 | $386.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA HC Fac Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina | $127.60 | $159.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA HC Fac Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina | $127.60 | $159.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA HC Fac Computerized Ophthalmic Imaging Retina | $127.60 | $159.50 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 92134 Computerized Oct: Retina | $127.88 | $386.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CPTRZ OPH DX IMG PST SGM RETNA | $152.40 | $254.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CPTRZ OPH DX IMG PST SGM RETNA | $200.40 | $334.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Oct Retina Exam | $396.00 | $990.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Oct Retina Exam | $396.00 | $990.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Oct Retina Exam | $396.00 | $990.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Oct Retina Exam | $396.00 | $990.00 | 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.
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 | $396.00 | $396.00 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $127.60 | $127.60 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 2 | $152.40 | $176.40 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 1 | $127.88 | $127.88 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $100.40 | $100.40 |
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 retina OCT scan is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Retina OCT scan explained.
OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography) in other states
- Alabama$604.58, 2 hospitals
- Alaska$215.00, 1 hospital
- Arizona$72.39, 1 hospital
- Arkansas$111.00
- California$123.70
- Colorado$226.82, 2 hospitals
- District of Columbia$119.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$65.00
- Georgia$179.00
- Hawaii$19.80, 1 hospital
- Idaho$32.00
- Illinois$93.86
- Indiana$147.70
- Iowa$231.25, 4 hospitals
- Kansas$63.39, 2 hospitals
- Kentucky$43.40
- Louisiana$61.04
- Maine$28.56, 1 hospital
- Massachusetts$225.00
- Michigan$210.00
- Minnesota$119.10
- Mississippi$604.58
- Missouri$73.45
- Nebraska$81.25, 3 hospitals
- Nevada$65.00, 1 hospital
- New Jersey$72.50
- New Mexico$66.00, 1 hospital
- New York$70.29
- North Carolina$95.09, 4 hospitals
- North Dakota$68.75, 4 hospitals
- Ohio$78.82
- Oklahoma$121.10, 1 hospital
- Oregon$178.10, 1 hospital
- South Carolina$58.00
- South Dakota$33.50, 1 hospital
- Tennessee$38.83
- Texas$166.13
- Vermont$52.98, 1 hospital
- Virginia$93.00
- Washington$80.00
- West Virginia$139.75
- Wisconsin$42.75
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.