Doctor visits and therapy CPT 99291 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Critical care (first hour) cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 93 hospitals publish a cash price for critical care, first 30 to 74 minutes: from $339.60 to $10,295.10, with a median of $1,876.80. The lowest price is at Meadville Medical Center (Meadville). The highest price is 30.3× the lowest.

  • The median here, $1,876.80, is 7% below the US median of $2,018.81.
  • That is 2.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($843.92).
  • Pennsylvania ranks 20th of 49 states by median, cheapest first.
  • 9 of 94 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 99291. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 11, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$339.60Meadville Medical Center
Median$1,876.80half of hospitals charge less
Highest$10,295.10in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$1,537.20vs the median

Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceFile date
Meadville Medical Center lowest Meadville · Meadville, PA CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $339.60 $566.00 Sep 11, 2026
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Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA CRITICAL CARE; 1ST 30-74MIN $373.15 $439.00 Feb 25, 2026
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Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE FIRST 30-74 $766.20 $2,554.00 Mar 2, 2026
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Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA 99291 CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN $800.40 $1,334.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA 99291 CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN $800.40 $1,334.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA 99291 CRITICAL CARE 30-74 MIN $800.40 $1,334.00 Dec 17, 2025
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Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Critical Care, E/M 30-74 Minutes $812.00 $5,616.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Critical Care, E/M 30-74 Minutes $844.00 $7,020.00 Sep 1, 2026
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR MD $919.80 $1,533.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR MD $919.80 $1,533.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Emerg Visit Level cc >210 $952.00 $1,700.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA CRITICAL CARE TIME 1ST HOUR $993.00 $993.00 Sep 24, 2026
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Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes $1,066.65 $1,641.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,087.80 $1,813.00 Sep 18, 2026
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Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE; FIRST 30-74 MINUTES $1,144.00 $2,288.00 Jul 9, 2026
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UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,153.20 $1,922.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min 9 $1,156.68 $3,213.00 Feb 24, 2026
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Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $1,168.20 $1,947.00 Sep 11, 2026
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UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA CRITICAL CARE ER 30-74 MIN $1,185.60 $1,976.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Emerg Visit Level cc >210 $1,190.00 $1,700.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA CRITICAL CARE;30-74M $1,216.00 $2,432.00 May 8, 2026
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UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,263.00 $2,105.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,274.40 $2,124.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Wilkes-Barre General Hospital one side Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CRITICAL CARE LT 74M $1,284.24 $5,351.00 Dec 1, 2024
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR Tech $1,308.46 $5,477.00 Mar 27, 2026
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UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,378.20 $2,297.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Critical Care E & M 30-74min - ER $1,396.68 $2,327.79 Sep 21, 2026
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Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes $1,409.20 $3,523.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Moses Taylor Hospital one side Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CRITICAL CARE LT 74M $1,419.12 $5,256.00 Dec 2, 2024
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Regional Hospital of Scranton one side Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CRITICAL CARE LT 74M $1,419.12 $5,256.00 Dec 2, 2024
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St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA First 30-74 Minutes of Critical Care $1,424.57 $5,477.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min $1,443.00 $1,803.75 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,501.80 $2,503.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR Tech $1,587.78 $5,477.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA CRITICAL CARE $1,619.80 $2,314.00 Sep 16, 2026
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UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA CRITICAL CARE/EVAL MGT $1,635.00 $2,725.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA ED CRITICAL CARE,1ST HOUR $1,685.70 $3,746.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 99291 CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR Tech $1,723.61 $5,477.00 Mar 27, 2026
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UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,796.40 $2,994.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,796.40 $2,994.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,796.40 $2,994.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA First 30-74 Minutes of Critical Care $1,814.53 $5,477.00 Mar 27, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min $1,836.48 $2,295.60 Mar 31, 2026
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Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Critical Care First Hour $1,876.80 $4,692.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Critical Care First Hour $1,876.80 $4,692.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Critical Care First Hour $1,876.80 $4,692.00 Apr 1, 2026
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The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Critical Care First Hour $1,876.80 $4,692.00 Apr 1, 2026
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UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $1,918.20 $3,197.00 Mar 7, 2026
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UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $2,015.40 $3,359.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes $2,184.40 $2,730.50 Jan 1, 2026
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Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Critical Care Ill/Injured Patient Init 30-74 Min $2,212.36 $2,765.45 Mar 31, 2026
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Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes $2,224.95 $3,423.00 Mar 31, 2026
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Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes $2,227.20 $2,784.00 Jan 1, 2026
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $2,304.00 $3,840.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $2,304.00 $3,840.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $2,304.00 $3,840.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $2,304.00 $3,840.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA CRITICAL CARE 1ST HOUR $2,473.21 $2,473.21 Jul 4, 2024
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UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $2,577.00 $4,295.00 Mar 6, 2026
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St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Critical Care 30-74 Minutes $2,585.05 $3,977.00 Mar 31, 2026
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UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $2,662.80 $4,438.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $2,664.00 $4,440.00 Mar 6, 2026
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UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $3,476.40 $5,794.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC CRITICAL CARE 1ST 74 MIN $3,503.50 $4,550.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC CRITICAL CARE 1ST 74 MIN $3,549.00 $4,550.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes $3,573.60 $4,467.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes $3,573.60 $4,467.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC CRITICAL CARE 1ST 74 MIN $3,890.43 $4,803.00 Oct 28, 2026
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Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $3,900.60 $4,334.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $3,900.60 $4,334.00 Feb 27, 2026
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Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes $4,198.40 $5,248.00 Jan 1, 2026
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Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA HC CRITICAL CARE FIRST 30-74 MIN (ED) $4,417.50 $8,835.00 Jul 1, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $4,706.10 $5,670.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $4,706.10 $5,670.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $4,706.10 $5,670.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $4,706.10 $5,670.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $4,706.10 $5,670.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $4,706.10 $5,670.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $4,706.10 $5,670.00 Feb 27, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $4,706.10 $5,670.00 Feb 26, 2026
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UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE - FIRST 30-74MIN $4,768.80 $7,948.00 Mar 6, 2026
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Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CRITICAL CARE 1ST HR $6,120.60 $10,201.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA ED CRITICAL CARE UP TO 74MIN $6,120.60 $10,201.00 Feb 2, 2026
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Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes $6,340.80 $7,926.00 Jan 1, 2026
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York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Critical Care, First 30-74 Minutes $6,340.80 $7,926.00 Jan 1, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Critical Care 30-74 Mins $7,909.02 $7,909.02 Dec 31, 2025
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Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN $10,201.00 $10,201.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN ED TC $10,201.00 $10,201.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN ED TC $10,201.00 $10,201.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN $10,201.00 $10,201.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN $10,201.00 $10,201.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA CRITICAL CARE 1ST 30-74 MIN $10,201.00 $10,201.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $10,295.10 $11,439.00 Feb 26, 2026
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St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB CRITICAL CARE FIRST HOUR $10,295.10 $11,439.00 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
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 areaHospitalsLowestMedian
Pittsburgh, PA 20 $766.20 $1,966.80
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 13 $812.00 $1,876.80
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ 7 $4,706.10 $4,706.10
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 5 $919.80 $1,723.61
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA 4 $1,284.24 $1,419.12
Lancaster, PA 3 $1,587.78 $2,304.00
Sayre, PA 3 $1,443.00 $1,836.48
York-Hanover, PA 3 $2,304.00 $2,304.00
Chambersburg, PA 2 $3,573.60 $3,573.60
DuBois, PA 2 $10,201.00 $10,201.00
Erie, PA 2 $1,216.00 $1,940.00
Hermitage, PA 2 $1,274.40 $1,873.80
Oil City, PA 2 $1,168.20 $1,215.60
Pottsville, PA 2 $3,900.60 $3,900.60
Somerset, PA 2 $373.15 $646.48
Williamsport, PA 2 $1,796.40 $1,796.40
Altoona, PA 1 $10,201.00 $10,201.00
Brookville, PA 1 $10,201.00 $10,201.00
Bradford, PA 1 $1,635.00 $1,635.00
Clarion, PA 1 $952.00 $952.00
Coudersport, PA 1 $1,185.60 $1,185.60
Everett, PA 1 $1,087.80 $1,087.80
East Stroudsburg, PA 1 $4,706.10 $4,706.10
Gettysburg, PA 1 $6,340.80 $6,340.80
Honesdale, PA 1 $1,619.80 $1,619.80
Huntingdon, PA 1 $10,201.00 $10,201.00
Indiana, PA 1 $1,156.68 $1,156.68
Johnstown, PA 1 $1,409.20 $1,409.20
Lebanon, PA 1 $2,227.20 $2,227.20
Lewisburg, PA 1 $2,184.40 $2,184.40
Meadville, PA 1 $339.60 $339.60
Reading, PA 1 $1,424.57 $1,424.57
St. Marys, PA 1 $10,201.00 $10,201.00
State College, PA 1 $1,685.70 $1,685.70
Wellsboro, PA 1 $1,796.40 $1,796.40
Warren, PA 1 $993.00 $993.00
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 critical care (first hour) is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Critical care (first hour) explained.

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