DRG 545 · Musculoskeletal

Connective Tissue Disorders Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

Hospital care for autoimmune and connective tissue conditions such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, or vasculitis. The stay usually involves medications to control inflammation and treatment of any organs affected.

State average
$204,475
gross charge · DRG 545
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$37,498 – $341,478
low to high
Lowest $37,498 Highest $341,478

15 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for connective tissue disorders (DRG 545). Prices range from $37,498 to $341,478 — roughly 9×. The cheapest is Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care) in Darby; the most expensive is Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital in Jersey Shore. The state average sits at $204,475.

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

If you're scheduling connective tissue disorders 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 connective tissue disorders in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 545 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

    Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)

    Darby, PA

    Gross charge $37,498
    Cash pay $24,373
  2. 2

    Nazareth Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $37,498
    Cash pay $24,373
  3. 3

    St. Mary Medical Center

    Langhorne, PA

    Gross charge $37,498
    Cash pay $24,373
  4. 4

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    Gross charge $38,759
    Cash pay $31,007
  5. 5

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $38,759
    Cash pay $31,007
  6. 6

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $47,164
    Cash pay $18,259
  7. 7

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $191,783
    Cash pay $27,820
  8. 8

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $247,815
    Cash pay $27,820
  9. 9

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    Gross charge $341,478
    Cash pay $211,717
  10. 10

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $341,478
    Cash pay $211,717
  11. 11

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    Gross charge $341,478
    Cash pay $211,717
  12. 12

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $341,478
    Cash pay $211,717
  13. 13

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $341,478
    Cash pay $211,717
  14. 14

    Geisinger Medical Center Muncy

    Muncy, PA

    Gross charge $341,478
    Cash pay $211,717
  15. 15

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $341,478
    Cash pay $211,717
  16. 16

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

    Gross charge
  17. 17

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

    Gross charge
  18. 18

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

    Gross charge
  19. 19

    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

    Gross charge
  20. 20

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

    Gross charge
  21. 21

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

    Gross charge
  22. 22

    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $25,558
  29. 29

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

    Gross charge
  33. 33

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $33,352
  34. 34

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

    Gross charge
  36. 36

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

    Gross charge
  37. 37

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

    Gross charge
  38. 38
    Gross charge
  39. 39

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Chester County Hospital

    West Chester, PA

    Gross charge
  41. 41

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

    Gross charge
  42. 42

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

    Gross charge
  43. 43

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

    Gross charge
  44. 44

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

    Gross charge
  45. 45

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  46. 46

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

    Gross charge
  47. 47

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  48. 48

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

    Gross charge
  49. 49
    Gross charge
  50. 50
    Gross charge
  51. 51
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $24,397
  52. 52
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  53. 53

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $33,352
  54. 54

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  55. 55

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  56. 56

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

    Gross charge
  57. 57

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

    Gross charge
  58. 58

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

    Gross charge
  59. 59
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  60. 60

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

    Gross charge
  61. 61

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

    Gross charge
  62. 62

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

    Gross charge
  63. 63

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

    Gross charge
  64. 64

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

    Gross charge
  65. 65

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

    Gross charge
  66. 66

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

    Gross charge
  67. 67

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

    Gross charge
  68. 68

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

    Gross charge
  69. 69

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge
  70. 70

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

    Gross charge
  71. 71

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

    Gross charge
  72. 72

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

    Gross charge
  73. 73

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $19,180
  74. 74

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

    Gross charge
  75. 75

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

    Gross charge
  76. 76

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

    Gross charge
  77. 77

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

    Gross charge
  78. 78

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  79. 79

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

    Gross charge
  80. 80

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

    Gross charge
  81. 81
    Gross charge
  82. 82

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

    Gross charge
  83. 83

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

    Gross charge
  84. 84

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

    Gross charge
  85. 85

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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