Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99285 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Level 5 ER visit cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 97 hospitals publish a cash price for emergency room visit, level 5 of 5, high-complexity problem: from $183.00 to $10,490.40, with a median of $1,598.70. The lowest price is at Meadville Medical Center (Meadville). The highest price is 57.3× the lowest.

  • The median here, $1,598.70, is 4% above the US median of $1,531.15.
  • That is 2.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($608.43).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 29th of 50 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 10 of 97 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 99285. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$183.00Meadville Medical Center
Median$1,598.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,490.40in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,415.70vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Meadville Medical Center lowest Meadville · Meadville, PA EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT HI MDM $183.00 $305.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA ER - E&M LEVEL V $396.90 $567.00 Sep 9, 2026
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Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA ER VISIT LEVEL FIVE TECHNICAL $468.72 $1,302.00 Mar 2, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA EMERGENCY ROOM LEVEL 5 $501.00 $835.00 Jul 16, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA ER LEVEL 5 COMPLEX $554.70 $1,849.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA 99285 EMR CATEGORY 5 $576.60 $961.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA 99285 EMR CATEGORY 5 $576.60 $961.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA 99285 EMR CATEGORY 5 $576.60 $961.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA COMPREHENSIVE ED VST $583.47 $2,161.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA COMPREHENSIVE ED VST $583.47 $2,161.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ed Level 5 $585.00 $2,581.85 Sep 1, 2026
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Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT LEVEL 5 $594.30 $450.00 Apr 24, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ed Level 5 $608.00 $3,043.97 Sep 1, 2026
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA LEVEL V EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT $630.00 $1,050.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $703.20 $1,172.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA EMERG RM-V $818.00 $818.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT HI MDM $829.80 $1,383.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA 99285 - Level 5 $847.44 $2,354.00 Feb 24, 2026
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Emerg Visit Level 5 141-210 $866.88 $1,548.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA ED E&M LEVEL 5 $885.00 $1,770.00 May 8, 2026
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $888.60 $1,481.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $903.60 $1,506.00 Sep 18, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA COMPREHENSIVE ED VST $922.32 $3,843.00 Dec 1, 2024
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires a medically appropriate history and/or examination and high level of medical decision making $938.80 $2,347.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 99285 EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT Tech $952.02 $3,985.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ER Level 5 Care - ER $1,021.50 $1,702.50 Sep 21, 2026
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA EMERGENCY VISIT LEVEL 5 $1,036.50 $3,985.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA EMERGENCY VISIT LEVEL V $1,067.60 $1,256.00 Feb 25, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Emerg Visit Level 5 141-210 $1,083.60 $1,548.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Emergency Dept Visit High Mdm $1,126.20 $1,407.75 Mar 31, 2026
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA LEVEL FIVE ED $1,136.80 $1,624.00 Sep 16, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $1,146.00 $1,910.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $1,151.40 $1,919.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 99285 EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT Tech $1,155.25 $3,985.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA ED VISIT LEVEL 5 $1,245.15 $2,767.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 99285 EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT Tech $1,254.08 $3,985.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC ED Type a Level 5 Sane_Safe $1,274.00 $1,960.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $1,287.60 $2,146.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $1,287.60 $2,146.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $1,287.60 $2,146.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA EMERGENCY VISIT LEVEL 5 $1,320.23 $3,985.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ed E&M High Sever Immed Sig $1,324.80 $3,312.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ed E&M High Sever Immed Sig $1,324.80 $3,312.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ed E&M High Sever Immed Sig $1,324.80 $3,312.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Ed E&M High Sever Immed Sig $1,324.80 $3,312.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $1,371.00 $2,285.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA ER LEVEL 5 $1,535.59 $1,535.59 Jul 4, 2024
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT FOR LIFE THREATENING OR FUNCTIONING SEVERITY $1,547.00 $3,094.00 Jul 9, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Emergency Dept Visit High Mdm $1,598.70 $1,998.38 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ACUITY LEVEL 5 $1,615.20 $2,692.00 Mar 6, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC ED Type a Level 5 OB Triage $1,697.80 $2,612.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $1,702.80 $2,838.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Emergency Department Visit for Life Threatening or Functioning Severity $1,752.00 $2,190.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC ACUITY LEVEL 5 $1,798.20 $2,997.00 Mar 7, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC VISIT LEVEL 5 $1,828.80 $3,048.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC VISIT LEVEL 5 N/E $1,828.80 $3,048.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC VISIT LEVEL 5 $1,828.80 $3,048.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC VISIT LEVEL 5 $1,828.80 $3,048.00 Oct 28, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC VISIT LEVEL 5 $1,828.80 $3,048.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC VISIT LEVEL 5 N/E $1,828.80 $3,048.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Emergency Department Visit for Life Threatening or Functioning Severity $1,844.80 $2,306.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $2,165.40 $3,609.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Emergency Dept Visit High Mdm $2,302.50 $2,878.12 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $2,410.20 $4,017.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Emergency Department Visit for Life Threatening or Functioning Severity $2,531.20 $3,164.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Emergency Department Visit for Life Threatening or Functioning Severity $2,531.20 $3,164.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC ED VISIT LEVEL 5 $2,549.47 $3,311.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC ED VISIT LEVEL 5 $2,830.95 $3,495.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC ER LEVEL 5 $2,892.50 $5,785.00 Jul 1, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Emergency Department Visit for Life Threatening or Functioning Severity $2,981.60 $3,727.00 Jan 1, 2026
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WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Emergency Department Visit for Life Threatening or Functioning Severity $2,981.60 $3,727.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Emergency Department Visit for Life Threatening or Functioning Severity $2,981.60 $3,727.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Emergency Department Visit for Life Threatening or Functioning Severity $3,073.60 $3,842.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $3,118.80 $5,198.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA ACUITY LEVEL 5 $3,631.80 $6,053.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $3,644.10 $4,049.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $3,644.10 $4,049.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC ED Type a Level 5 $3,976.34 — Mar 31, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $4,400.66 $5,302.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $4,400.66 $5,302.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $4,400.66 $5,302.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $4,400.66 $5,302.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $4,400.66 $5,302.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $4,400.66 $5,302.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $4,400.66 $5,302.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $4,400.66 $5,302.00 Feb 26, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA ER EXTENSIVE TREATMENT $4,453.20 $7,422.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA EMERGENCY ROOM LEVEL 5 $4,453.20 $7,422.00 Feb 2, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Emergency Level 5 $6,179.80 $6,179.80 Dec 31, 2025
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA 99285 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT L5 ED TC $7,422.00 $7,422.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA 99285 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT L5 ED TC $7,422.00 $7,422.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA 99285 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT L5 ED TC $7,422.00 $7,422.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VISIT L5 $7,422.00 $7,422.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA 99285 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT L5 ED TC $7,422.00 $7,422.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA 99285 EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT L5 ED TC $7,422.00 $7,422.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $10,490.40 $11,656.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB EMERGENCY DEPT VISIT (LEVEL 5, COMPREHENSIVE) $10,490.40 $11,656.00 Feb 26, 2026
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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
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By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Pittsburgh, PA 20 $554.70 $1,581.10
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 13 $585.00 $1,324.80
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $4,400.66 $4,400.66
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $952.02 $1,320.23
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 4 $583.47 $752.90
York-Hanover, PA 4 $1,828.80 $2,405.20
Lancaster, PA 3 $1,155.25 $1,828.80
Sayre, PA 3 $1,126.20 $1,598.70
Chambersburg, PA 2 $2,531.20 $2,531.20
DuBois, PA 2 $7,422.00 $7,422.00
Erie, PA 2 $885.00 $1,525.20
Hermitage, PA 2 $1,146.00 $1,340.80
Oil City, PA 2 $703.20 $766.50
Pottsville, PA 2 $3,644.10 $3,644.10
Somerset, PA 2 $1,067.60 $1,448.20
Williamsport, PA 2 $1,287.60 $1,287.60
Altoona, PA 1 $7,422.00 $7,422.00
Brookville, PA 1 $7,422.00 $7,422.00
Bradford, PA 1 $501.00 $501.00
Clarion, PA 1 $866.88 $866.88
Coudersport, PA 1 $630.00 $630.00
Everett, PA 1 $903.60 $903.60
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $4,400.66 $4,400.66
Gettysburg, PA 1 $2,981.60 $2,981.60
Honesdale, PA 1 $1,136.80 $1,136.80
Huntingdon, PA 1 $7,422.00 $7,422.00
Indiana, PA 1 $847.44 $847.44
Johnstown, PA 1 $938.80 $938.80
Lebanon, PA 1 $1,844.80 $1,844.80
Lewisburg, PA 1 $1,752.00 $1,752.00
Montrose, PA 1 $396.90 $396.90
Meadville, PA 1 $183.00 $183.00
Punxsutawney, PA 1 $468.72 $468.72
Reading, PA 1 $1,036.50 $1,036.50
St. Marys, PA 1 $7,422.00 $7,422.00
State College, PA 1 $1,245.15 $1,245.15
Wellsboro, PA 1 $1,287.60 $1,287.60
Warren, PA 1 $818.00 $818.00
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

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