Cheapest hospitals in Pennsylvania without insurance
Of 108 hospitals in Pennsylvania we can compare, Advanced Surgical Hospital (Washington) has the lowest cash prices: its typical outpatient price is 83% below the Pennsylvania median across 151 procedures. The ranking compares each hospital's own cash price with the median of all Pennsylvania hospitals, procedure by procedure.
Collected Nov 11, 2026 Hospitals with at least 30 comparable procedures
| Hospital | Typical price | Below median | Above median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington | 83% below | 150 of 151 | 1 of 151 |
| 2. Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol | 74% below | 371 of 372 | 1 of 372 |
| 3. Roxborough Memorial Hospital Philadelphia | 73% below | 376 of 380 | 3 of 380 |
| 4. Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill | 61% below | 462 of 489 | 26 of 489 |
| 5. Uniontown Hospital Uniontown | 60% below | 443 of 482 | 36 of 482 |
| 6. St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading | 59% below | 448 of 496 | 41 of 496 |
| 7. Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney | 56% below | 279 of 295 | 15 of 295 |
| 8. Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning | 54% below | 307 of 336 | 29 of 336 |
| 9. Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster | 54% below | 379 of 485 | 89 of 485 |
| 10. Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana | 50% below | 336 of 361 | 22 of 361 |
| 11. Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola | 50% below | 347 of 486 | 135 of 486 |
| 12. UPMC Greene Waynesburg | 49% below | 313 of 342 | 26 of 342 |
| 13. UPMC Washington Washington | 49% below | 313 of 342 | 26 of 342 |
| 14. Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey | 48% below | 357 of 521 | 154 of 521 |
| 15. Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe | 47% below | 333 of 362 | 22 of 362 |
| 16. Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant | 47% below | 329 of 357 | 21 of 357 |
| 17. Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg | 47% below | 340 of 370 | 22 of 370 |
| 18. Clarion Hospital Clarion | 46% below | 320 of 339 | 16 of 339 |
| 19. Titusville Area Hospital Titusville | 44% below | 277 of 304 | 24 of 304 |
| 20. Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose | 39% below | 176 of 238 | 60 of 238 |
| 21. Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre | 37% below | 295 of 422 | 125 of 422 |
| 22. Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook | 34% below | 286 of 380 | 93 of 380 |
| 23. Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown | 33% below | 362 of 475 | 108 of 475 |
| 24. Meadville Medical Center Meadville | 31% below | 267 of 298 | 29 of 298 |
| 25. Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg | 30% below | 258 of 344 | 78 of 344 |
| 26. WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York | 28% below | 160 of 203 | 37 of 203 |
| 27. Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber | 27% below | 221 of 309 | 86 of 309 |
| 28. Mount Nittany Health State College | 26% below | 266 of 318 | 51 of 318 |
| 29. Millcreek Medical Center Erie | 25% below | 209 of 272 | 60 of 272 |
| 30. Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon | 25% below | 215 of 343 | 118 of 343 |
| 31. UPMC Jameson New Castle | 24% below | 261 of 348 | 75 of 348 |
| 32. UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg | 22% below | 313 of 391 | 48 of 391 |
| 33. UPMC Somerset Somerset | 22% below | 313 of 391 | 48 of 391 |
| 34. UPMC Kane Kane | 21% below | 253 of 370 | 117 of 370 |
| 35. Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata | 21% below | 203 of 351 | 140 of 351 |
| 36. UPMC Bedford Everett | 19% below | 242 of 339 | 86 of 339 |
| 37. Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood | 19% below | 282 of 403 | 94 of 403 |
| 38. Paoli Hospital Paoli | 19% below | 282 of 403 | 94 of 403 |
| 39. Riddle Memorial Hospital Media | 19% below | 282 of 403 | 94 of 403 |
| 40. The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr | 19% below | 282 of 403 | 94 of 403 |
| 41. UPMC Hanover Hanover | 19% below | 284 of 377 | 59 of 377 |
| 42. UPMC Memorial York | 19% below | 275 of 367 | 58 of 367 |
| 43. UPMC Carlisle Carlisle | 19% below | 274 of 366 | 58 of 366 |
| 44. UPMC Lititz Lititz | 19% below | 274 of 366 | 58 of 366 |
| 45. York Hospital York | 17% below | 285 of 451 | 157 of 451 |
| 46. UPMC Cole Coudersport | 17% below | 202 of 355 | 150 of 355 |
| 47. Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton | 16% below | 266 of 420 | 147 of 420 |
| 48. Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton | 16% below | 266 of 420 | 147 of 420 |
| 49. Warren General Hospital Warren | 13% below | 248 of 397 | 141 of 397 |
| 50. Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro | 13% below | 180 of 324 | 133 of 324 |
| 51. Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg | 12% below | 193 of 352 | 148 of 352 |
| 52. UPMC Northwest Seneca | 5% below | 202 of 352 | 136 of 352 |
| 53. Butler Memorial Hospital Butler | 3% below | 203 of 357 | 144 of 357 |
| 54. UPMC Altoona Altoona | 1% below | 191 of 374 | 168 of 374 |
| 55. Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg | 4% above | 94 of 278 | 166 of 278 |
| 56. Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights | 4% above | 149 of 359 | 200 of 359 |
| 57. Forbes Hospital Monroeville | 4% above | 93 of 279 | 168 of 279 |
| 58. St Mary Medical Center Langhorne | 5% above | 164 of 358 | 192 of 358 |
| 59. Troy Community Hospital Troy | 5% above | 200 of 436 | 232 of 436 |
| 60. Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela | 6% above | 133 of 335 | 198 of 335 |
| 61. Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale | 6% above | 162 of 409 | 237 of 409 |
| 62. West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh | 7% above | 110 of 356 | 239 of 356 |
| 63. Grove City Medical Center Grove City | 8% above | 74 of 305 | 225 of 305 |
| 64. Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh | 13% above | 52 of 344 | 287 of 344 |
| 65. Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills | 14% above | 46 of 366 | 316 of 366 |
| 66. Highlands Hospital Connellsville | 18% above | 84 of 348 | 260 of 348 |
| 67. UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville | 19% above | 106 of 361 | 237 of 361 |
| 68. UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh | 20% above | 120 of 411 | 276 of 411 |
| 69. UPMC Williamsport Williamsport | 26% above | 114 of 406 | 273 of 406 |
| 70. Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby | 27% above | 113 of 341 | 222 of 341 |
| 71. Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia | 29% above | 42 of 287 | 243 of 287 |
| 72. AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford | 30% above | 6 of 60 | 54 of 60 |
| 73. UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro | 30% above | 96 of 394 | 283 of 394 |
| 74. UPMC Hamot Erie | 31% above | 112 of 361 | 238 of 361 |
| 75. Geisinger Community Medical Center Scranton | 35% above | 38 of 241 | 203 of 241 |
| 76. Robert Packer Hospital Sayre | 36% above | 141 of 436 | 292 of 436 |
| 77. UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh | 42% above | 65 of 372 | 293 of 372 |
| 78. UPMC Muncy Muncy | 42% above | 61 of 333 | 257 of 333 |
| 79. Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon | 44% above | 42 of 383 | 338 of 383 |
| 80. Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg | 45% above | 114 of 323 | 207 of 323 |
| 81. Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda | 45% above | 125 of 437 | 305 of 437 |
| 82. Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia | 47% above | 73 of 323 | 248 of 323 |
| 83. UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh | 48% above | 61 of 356 | 286 of 356 |
| 84. UPMC McKeesport McKeesport | 51% above | 50 of 347 | 285 of 347 |
| 85. UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh | 52% above | 80 of 396 | 301 of 396 |
| 86. UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh | 62% above | 70 of 354 | 272 of 354 |
| 87. UPMC East Monroeville | 71% above | 55 of 337 | 272 of 337 |
| 88. Saint Vincent Health Center Erie | 72% above | 0 of 30 | 30 of 30 |
| 89. Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville | 79% above | 64 of 423 | 353 of 423 |
| 90. Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield | 79% above | 64 of 423 | 353 of 423 |
| 91. Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois | 79% above | 64 of 423 | 353 of 423 |
| 92. Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys | 79% above | 64 of 423 | 353 of 423 |
| 93. Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon | 79% above | 64 of 423 | 353 of 423 |
| 94. Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone | 79% above | 64 of 423 | 353 of 423 |
| 95. UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh | 122% above | 44 of 403 | 348 of 403 |
| 96. Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg | 128% above | 36 of 387 | 344 of 387 |
| 97. St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale | 128% above | 36 of 387 | 344 of 387 |
| 98. St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown | 136% above | 33 of 400 | 350 of 400 |
| 99. St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton | 136% above | 33 of 400 | 350 of 400 |
| 100. St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem | 136% above | 33 of 400 | 350 of 400 |
| 101. St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton | 136% above | 33 of 400 | 350 of 400 |
| 102. St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton | 136% above | 33 of 400 | 350 of 400 |
| 103. St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton | 136% above | 33 of 400 | 350 of 400 |
| 104. St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg | 136% above | 33 of 400 | 350 of 400 |
| 105. St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown | 136% above | 33 of 400 | 350 of 400 |
| 106. St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville | 187% above | 27 of 380 | 349 of 380 |
| 107. St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown | 187% above | 27 of 380 | 349 of 380 |
| 108. The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia | 295% above | 21 of 337 | 316 of 337 |
Not in the ranking: Fox Chase Cancer Center (Philadelphia), Lehigh Valley Hospital (Allentown), Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill (Pottsville), Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton, Lehigh Valley Hospital Pocono (East Stroudsburg), Lehigh Valley Hospital - Gilbertsville, Lehigh Valley Hospital - Macungie, Physicians Care Surgical Hospital (Royersford), WellSpan Health Newberry (Etters), Wills Eye Hospital (Philadelphia) — their price files list no cash price (all US hospitals without one).
Procedure costs in Pennsylvania
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- Heart test cost
- Therapy session cost
- Sleep study cost
- Pregnancy and birth cost
- Dental work cost
- Flu shot cost
- COVID-19 vaccine cost
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- Childhood vaccine cost
- Stitches cost
- Mole removal cost
- Cortisone shot cost
- Hysterectomy cost
- Eye exam cost
- Joint replacement cost
- Knee arthroscopy cost
- Shoulder surgery cost
- Cataract surgery cost
- Hernia repair cost
- Gallbladder removal cost
- Appendectomy cost
- Tonsillectomy cost
- Upper endoscopy cost
- Lumbar discectomy cost
- Spinal fusion cost
- Sinus surgery cost
- Thyroid surgery cost
- Hand surgery cost
- Weight loss surgery cost
- Coronary calcium score cost
- Nuclear stress test cost
- Vasectomy cost
- Circumcision cost
- Septoplasty cost
- Strep test cost
- Earwax removal cost
- Bone density scan cost
- Cholesterol test (lipid panel) cost
- Complete blood count (CBC) cost
- Cardioversion cost
Cheapest hospitals by metro area in Pennsylvania
How the ranking works
- For every procedure, we take the hospital's lowest outpatient cash price and compare it with the median of all Pennsylvania hospitals that publish a cash price for the same code (only codes with at least three hospitals in the state).
- "Typical price" is the middle of those comparisons: half of the hospital's procedures are cheaper than that, half are dearer. One expensive surgery does not outweigh a hundred cheap lab tests, and the other way round.
- Hospitals with fewer than 30 comparable procedures are left out: with a handful of codes the place would be decided by chance.
- Prices far below every other hospital are worth a phone call: some price files list only part of a service (for example the facility fee without the doctor's fee), or a discount that depends on income.
- A low rank does not mean every price is low. Open the hospital to see the procedure you need, then ask its billing office for a Good Faith Estimate in writing.