Medical Back Problems Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for medical (non-surgical) back conditions including herniated discs, severe radiculopathy, and chronic pain crises.
State average
$42,174
gross charge · DRG 552
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$14,120 – $129,027
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver, PA
Gross charge $14,120Cash pay $7,532 - 2
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA
Gross charge $14,120Cash pay $7,532Medicare pays (avg) $5,050 - 3
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Honesdale, PA
Gross charge $15,174Cash pay $12,139 - 4
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $19,624Cash pay $6,964Medicare pays (avg) $4,912 - 5
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $23,602Cash pay $9,441 - 6
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $23,602Cash pay $9,441Medicare pays (avg) $7,439 - 7
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $23,602Cash pay $9,441 - 8
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $23,602Cash pay $9,441 - 9
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $29,423Cash pay $19,125 - 10
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $29,423Cash pay $19,125Medicare pays (avg) $7,151 - 11
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $29,423Cash pay $19,125Medicare pays (avg) $5,838 - 12
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $32,352Cash pay $25,882Medicare pays (avg) $6,251 - 13
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $42,765Cash pay $34,212 - 14
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $59,445Cash pay $36,856Medicare pays (avg) $5,919 - 15
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $59,445Cash pay $36,856 - 16
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $59,445Cash pay $36,856Medicare pays (avg) $7,073 - 17
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $59,445Cash pay $36,856 - 18
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $59,445Cash pay $36,856Medicare pays (avg) $6,403 - 19
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $59,445Cash pay $36,856 - 20
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $79,124Cash pay $11,036 - 21
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $129,027Cash pay $11,036Medicare pays (avg) $9,803 - 22
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,108 - 23
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,827 - 24
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,117 - 25
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,394 - 26
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,285 - 27
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,178 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $6,130 - 31
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,665 - 32
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,833 - 33
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber, PA
Gross charge — - 34
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,581 - 35
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,426 - 36
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,387Medicare pays (avg) $9,391 - 38
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 39
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,224 - 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) $8,217 - 43
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,511 - 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) $6,400 - 47
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,303 - 48
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,456 - 49Gross charge —
- 50
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,387Medicare pays (avg) $6,747 - 51
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,998 - 52
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,362 - 53
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,730 - 54
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,481 - 55
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,284 - 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) $6,841 - 62
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,386 - 63
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,101 - 64
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,595 - 65
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,696 - 66
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,671 - 67
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 68
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,554 - 69
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,238 - 70
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,511 - 71
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,039 - 72
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,354 - 73
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 74
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,426 - 75
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,799 - 76
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 77
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,445 - 78
Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, Llc
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 79
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,532 - 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) $5,898 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $8,389 - 89
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,963 - 90Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,610
21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for medical back problems (DRG 552). Prices range from $14,120 to $129,027 — roughly 9×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $42,174.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of medical 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 medical 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 medical 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 medical back problems in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 552 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.