Specialist consult, extended cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 17 hospitals publish a cash price for specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes: from $38.10 to $693.60, with a median of $260.00. The lowest price is at Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center (Hershey). The highest price is 18.2× the lowest.
- The median here, $260.00, is 18% above the US median of $219.70.
- Pennsylvania ranks 25th of 35 states by median, cheapest first.
- 7 of 17 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 99244. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$38.10Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Median$260.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$693.60in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$221.90vs 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 XR Consult Level 4 Outpatient - Report | $38.10 | $115.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA OFC/OP CONSLT NEW/EST PT 60 MN | $235.45 | $277.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Consult Level 4 60 | $245.28 | $438.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA OV CONSULT PROB COMPREHEN L4 | $260.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA RHC OV CONSULT PROB COMPREHEN L4 | $260.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA RHC OV CONSULT PROB COMPREHEN L4 | $260.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA RHC OV CONSULT PROB COMPREHEN L4 | $260.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA OV CONSULT PROB COMPREHEN L4 | $260.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA OV CONSULT PROB COMPREHEN L4 | $260.00 | $260.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC OP CONSULT LEVEL 4 | $267.50 | $535.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Office or other outpatient consultation for a new or established patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and moderate level of medical decision making. When using total time on the date of the encounter for code selection, 40 minutes must be met or exceeded. | $272.00 | $680.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Consult Level 4 60 | $306.60 | $438.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Office Consultation, Typically 40 Minutes | $328.00 | $410.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA OFFICE CONSULTATION | $537.00 | $895.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD OFF/OP CNSLTJ NEW/EST MOD 40 | $575.54 | $575.54 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC CONSULT OUTPT C/MC | $693.60 | $1,156.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC CONSULT OUTPT C/MC | $693.60 | $1,156.00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $260.00 | $260.00 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 2 | $38.10 | $365.85 |
| Somerset, PA | 2 | $235.45 | $464.52 |
| Altoona, PA | 1 | $260.00 | $260.00 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $260.00 | $260.00 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $245.28 | $245.28 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $537.00 | $537.00 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $260.00 | $260.00 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $272.00 | $272.00 |
| Lancaster, PA | 1 | $328.00 | $328.00 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 1 | $575.54 | $575.54 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 1 | $306.60 | $306.60 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 1 | $267.50 | $267.50 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $260.00 | $260.00 |
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 specialist consult, extended is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Specialist consult, extended explained.
Specialist consultation, moderate complexity or 40+ minutes in other states
- Alabama$160.39
- Alaska$516.36, 3 hospitals
- Arizona$133.25
- Arkansas$135.20
- California$202.50
- Colorado$144.31
- Connecticut$500.00
- District of Columbia$93.50, 1 hospital
- Florida$45.60
- Georgia$673.00
- Hawaii$389.68, 2 hospitals
- Idaho$286.41, 3 hospitals
- Illinois$242.50
- Indiana$242.20
- Iowa$294.40
- Kansas$266.05
- Kentucky$170.40
- Louisiana$152.01
- Maine$64.17
- Maryland$495.90, 2 hospitals
- Massachusetts$237.00
- Michigan$225.73
- Minnesota$197.79
- Mississippi$159.56
- Missouri$267.25
- Montana$387.41
- Nebraska$338.88, 2 hospitals
- Nevada$352.50, 2 hospitals
- New Hampshire$80.50, 4 hospitals
- New Jersey$47.30
- New Mexico$339.94, 2 hospitals
- New York$298.91
- North Dakota$323.80
- Ohio$147.33
- Oklahoma$96.48
- Oregon$462.00
- Puerto Rico$783.25, 4 hospitals
- South Carolina$246.83
- South Dakota$461.10, 4 hospitals
- Tennessee$89.98
- Texas$162.32
- Vermont$213.75, 4 hospitals
- Virginia$459.62, 4 hospitals
- Washington$252.70
- West Virginia$99.25
- Wisconsin$320.45
- Wyoming$248.32
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.