DRG 478 · Musculoskeletal

Bone & Muscle Biopsy Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

A procedure to remove a small sample of bone, muscle, or connective tissue so it can be examined for infection, tumor, or other disease. The stay covers the biopsy plus care for related health conditions.

State average
$120,255
gross charge · DRG 478
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$21,777 – $227,849
low to high
Lowest $21,777 Highest $227,849

21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for bone & muscle biopsy (DRG 478). Prices range from $21,777 to $227,849 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $120,255.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of bone & muscle biopsy. 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 bone & muscle biopsy at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling bone & muscle biopsy 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 bone & muscle biopsy in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 478 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.

Hospitals ranked by gross charge

  1. 1

    Heritage Valley Beaver

    Beaver, PA

    Gross charge $21,777
    Cash pay $17,012
  2. 2

    Heritage Valley Sewickley

    Sewickley, PA

    Gross charge $21,777
    Cash pay $17,012
  3. 3

    Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Honesdale, PA

    Gross charge $49,419
    Cash pay $39,535
  4. 4

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $55,601
    Cash pay $16,899
  5. 5

    Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)

    Darby, PA

    Gross charge $66,869
    Cash pay $43,465
  6. 6

    Nazareth Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $66,869
    Cash pay $43,465
  7. 7

    St. Mary Medical Center

    Langhorne, PA

    Gross charge $66,869
    Cash pay $43,465
  8. 8

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    Gross charge $67,316
    Cash pay $26,927
  9. 9

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    Gross charge $67,316
    Cash pay $26,927
  10. 10
    Gross charge $67,316
    Cash pay $26,927
  11. 11
    Gross charge $67,316
    Cash pay $26,927
  12. 12

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    Gross charge $71,130
    Cash pay $56,904
  13. 13

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $71,130
    Cash pay $56,904
  14. 14

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    Gross charge $218,171
    Cash pay $135,266
  15. 15

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $218,171
    Cash pay $135,266
  16. 16

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    Gross charge $218,171
    Cash pay $135,266
  17. 17

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $218,171
    Cash pay $135,266
  18. 18

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $218,171
    Cash pay $135,266
  19. 19

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $218,171
    Cash pay $135,266
  20. 20

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $227,771
    Cash pay $18,072
  21. 21

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $227,849
    Cash pay $18,072
  22. 22

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

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  23. 23

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

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  24. 24

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

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  25. 25

    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $16,507
  26. 26

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

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  27. 27

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

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  28. 28

    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

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  29. 29

    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

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  30. 30

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

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  31. 31

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

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  32. 32

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

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  33. 33

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

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  34. 34

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

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  35. 35

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

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  36. 36

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

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  37. 37

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $33,057
  38. 38

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

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  39. 39

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

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  40. 40

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

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  41. 41

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

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  42. 42

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  43. 43

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

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  44. 44

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

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  45. 45

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

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  46. 46

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

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  47. 47
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  48. 48
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    Cash pay $23,326
  49. 49
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  50. 50

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $33,057
  51. 51

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

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  52. 52

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

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  53. 53

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

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  54. 54

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

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  55. 55

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

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  56. 56
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  57. 57

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

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  58. 58

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

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  59. 59

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

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  60. 60

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

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  61. 61

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

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  62. 62

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

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  63. 63

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

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  64. 64

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

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  65. 65

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

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  66. 66

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

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  67. 67

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

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  68. 68

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

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  69. 69

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

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  70. 70

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $17,998
  71. 71

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

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  72. 72

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

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  73. 73

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

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  74. 74

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

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  75. 75

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

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  76. 76

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

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  77. 77

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

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  78. 78

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

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  79. 79

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

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  80. 80

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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  81. 81

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

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  82. 82

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

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  83. 83
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  84. 84

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

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  85. 85

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

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  86. 86

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

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  87. 87

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  88. 88
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