DRG 546 · Musculoskeletal

Connective Tissue Disorders Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

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State average
$48,439
gross charge · DRG 546
Hospitals
20
with published pricing
Price range
$11,284 – $146,482
low to high
Lowest $11,284 Highest $146,482

20 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for connective tissue disorders (DRG 546). Prices range from $11,284 to $146,482 — roughly 13×. The cheapest is Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring; the most expensive is Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $48,439.

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 546 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

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    Gross charge $11,284
    Cash pay $4,514
  2. 2

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    Gross charge $11,284
    Cash pay $4,514
  3. 3
    Gross charge $11,284
    Cash pay $4,514
  4. 4
    Gross charge $11,284
    Cash pay $4,514
  5. 5

    Heritage Valley Beaver

    Beaver, PA

    Gross charge $17,146
    Cash pay $8,869
  6. 6

    Heritage Valley Sewickley

    Sewickley, PA

    Gross charge $17,146
    Cash pay $8,869
  7. 7

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    Gross charge $30,441
    Cash pay $24,353
  8. 8

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $30,441
    Cash pay $24,353
  9. 9

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $32,549
    Cash pay $8,366
  10. 10

    Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)

    Darby, PA

    Gross charge $56,186
    Cash pay $36,521
  11. 11

    Nazareth Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $56,186
    Cash pay $36,521
  12. 12

    St. Mary Medical Center

    Langhorne, PA

    Gross charge $56,186
    Cash pay $36,521
  13. 13

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    Gross charge $60,426
    Cash pay $37,464
  14. 14

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $60,426
    Cash pay $37,464
  15. 15

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    Gross charge $60,426
    Cash pay $37,464
  16. 16

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $60,426
    Cash pay $37,464
  17. 17

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $60,426
    Cash pay $37,464
  18. 18

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $60,426
    Cash pay $37,464
  19. 19

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $118,326
    Cash pay $13,118
  20. 20

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $146,482
    Cash pay $13,118
  21. 21

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

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  22. 22

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

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  23. 23

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

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  24. 24

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

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  25. 25

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

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  26. 26

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

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  27. 27

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

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  28. 28

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

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  29. 29

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

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  30. 30

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

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  31. 31

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

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  32. 32

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $15,910
  33. 33

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

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  34. 34

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

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  35. 35

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

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  36. 36

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $10,054
  37. 37

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

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  38. 38

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

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  39. 39

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

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  40. 40
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  41. 41
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $11,736
  42. 42

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $15,910
  43. 43

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

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  44. 44

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

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  45. 45

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

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  46. 46

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

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  47. 47

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

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  48. 48
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  49. 49

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

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  50. 50

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

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  51. 51

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

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  52. 52

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

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  53. 53

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

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  54. 54

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

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  55. 55

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

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  56. 56

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

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  57. 57

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

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  58. 58

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

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  59. 59

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

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  60. 60

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

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  61. 61

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

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  62. 62

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $9,041
  63. 63

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

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  64. 64

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

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  65. 65

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

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  66. 66

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

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  67. 67

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

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  68. 68

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

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  69. 69

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

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  70. 70
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  71. 71

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

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  72. 72

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

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  73. 73

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

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  74. 74

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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  75. 75

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

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  76. 76

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

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  77. 77
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  78. 78

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

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  79. 79

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

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  80. 80

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

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  81. 81

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  82. 82
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