Back Problems Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
Back or spine problems, such as disc disease, spinal narrowing, or severe back pain, treated without surgery. The stay typically involves pain control, medication, and physical therapy.
State average
$77,336
gross charge · DRG 551
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$21,815 – $169,256
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver, PA
Gross charge $21,815Cash pay $12,652 - 2
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA
Gross charge $21,815Cash pay $12,652 - 3
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $26,186Cash pay $17,021 - 4
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $26,186Cash pay $17,021 - 5
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $26,186Cash pay $17,021Medicare pays (avg) $11,589 - 6
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $36,739Cash pay $12,330 - 7
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $36,807Cash pay $14,723 - 8
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $36,807Cash pay $14,723 - 9
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $36,807Cash pay $14,723 - 10
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $36,807Cash pay $14,723 - 11
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Honesdale, PA
Gross charge $45,760Cash pay $36,608 - 12
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $99,106Cash pay $79,285 - 13
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $117,578Cash pay $72,899 - 14
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $117,578Cash pay $72,899 - 15
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $117,578Cash pay $72,899 - 16
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $117,578Cash pay $72,899 - 17
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $117,578Cash pay $72,899Medicare pays (avg) $12,340 - 18
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $117,578Cash pay $72,899 - 19
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $146,556Cash pay $117,244 - 20
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $151,761Cash pay $19,010 - 21
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $169,256Cash pay $19,010Medicare pays (avg) $17,079 - 22
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,925 - 23
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 24
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 25
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,715 - 26
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,299 - 27
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,180 - 28
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg, PA
Gross charge — - 29
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon, PA
Gross charge — - 30
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 31
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge — - 32
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 33
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber, PA
Gross charge — - 34
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge — - 35
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,593 - 36
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,773 - 38
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 39
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
Gross charge — - 40
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 41
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Gross charge — - 42
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $15,586 - 43
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 44
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 45
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata, PA
Gross charge — - 46
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,196 - 47
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge — - 48
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $16,654 - 49Gross charge —
- 50
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $22,773 - 51
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 52
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 53
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 54
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 55
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 56
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 57
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 58
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 59
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge — - 60
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 61
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,896 - 62
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,424 - 63
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge — - 64
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,919 - 65
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 66
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 67
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 68
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 69
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge — - 70
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,148 - 71
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge — - 72
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,283 - 73
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 74
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 75
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 76
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 77
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge — - 78
Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, Llc
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 79
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 80
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 81
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 82
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge — - 83
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 84
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,991 - 85Gross charge —
- 86
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 87
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge — - 88
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 89
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 90Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,342
21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for back problems (DRG 551). Prices range from $21,815 to $169,256 — roughly 8×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $77,336.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of back problems. Insurance plans negotiate substantial discounts, Medicare and Medicaid pay fixed federal rates, and uninsured patients can usually qualify for a cash-pay discount. But the gross charge still works as a useful benchmark: a hospital that lists back problems at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling back problems in Pennsylvania, sort the list below by price, then click each hospital name to see its quality profile — CMS overall star rating, surgical-safety measures, readmission rates, patient-experience scores. The cheapest hospital isn't always the right call. Teaching hospitals often charge more because they take complex cases, and a higher-rated community hospital may deliver equivalent outcomes for a straightforward case at a lower price. Use the price column to narrow the field; use the quality data to make the final call.
Pricing comes from each hospital's Machine-Readable File (MRF), published under the federal Hospital Price Transparency Rule. Pennsylvania hospitals missing from the list either don't perform back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 551 in their most recent MRF, or fell below our data-quality thresholds (we filter out clearly erroneous entries like $0 charges). The list refreshes as hospitals update their files.