DRG 152 · Respiratory

Ear & Upper Respiratory Infections Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

Hospital treatment for a middle ear infection or an upper respiratory infection, such as a severe sinus or throat infection. The stay typically involves antibiotics, fluids, and monitoring of breathing and other symptoms.

State average
$62,440
gross charge · DRG 152
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$17,560 – $121,827
low to high
Lowest $17,560 Highest $121,827

15 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for ear & upper respiratory infections (DRG 152). Prices range from $17,560 to $121,827 — roughly 7×. The cheapest is St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $62,440.

These numbers are list prices — what the hospital bills before any insurance adjustment. 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 ear & upper respiratory infections at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

You usually don't choose a hospital during an urgent ear & upper respiratory infections admission. This page is for the planning side: patients with chronic conditions weighing their options, caregivers picking ahead of time, or employers comparing in-network facilities. Click any hospital name for its full quality profile — CMS overall star rating, mortality and readmission rates, patient-experience scores. When two nearby hospitals look similar on quality, the one with lower published charges is the safer default for routine medical admissions.

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 ear & upper respiratory infections in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 152 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

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $17,560
    Cash pay $8,200
  2. 2

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    Gross charge $20,317
    Cash pay $8,127
  3. 3

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    Gross charge $20,317
    Cash pay $8,127
  4. 4
    Gross charge $20,317
    Cash pay $8,127
  5. 5
    Gross charge $20,317
    Cash pay $8,127
  6. 6

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    Gross charge $39,089
    Cash pay $31,271
  7. 7

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $39,089
    Cash pay $31,271
  8. 8

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    Gross charge $86,543
    Cash pay $53,656
  9. 9

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $86,543
    Cash pay $53,656
  10. 10

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    Gross charge $86,543
    Cash pay $53,656
  11. 11

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $86,543
    Cash pay $53,656
  12. 12

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $86,543
    Cash pay $53,656
  13. 13

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $86,543
    Cash pay $53,656
  14. 14

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $118,509
    Cash pay $12,872
  15. 15

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $121,827
    Cash pay $12,872
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    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

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    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

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    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

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    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

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    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

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    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

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    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

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    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

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    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

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    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

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    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

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  27. 27

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

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    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

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    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

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    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

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  31. 31

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $16,288
  32. 32

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

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  33. 33

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

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    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

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    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

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  36. 36

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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    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

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

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    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

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    Cash pay $11,627
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    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $16,288
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    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

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  46. 46

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

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    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

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  48. 48

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

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    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

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    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

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    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

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  53. 53

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

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    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

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    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

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    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

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  57. 57

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

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    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

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    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

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  60. 60

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

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  61. 61

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

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  62. 62

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

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  63. 63

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

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  64. 64

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

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  65. 65

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

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  66. 66

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

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  67. 67

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

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  68. 68

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

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  69. 69

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

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  70. 70

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

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  71. 71

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

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    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

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  74. 74

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

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  75. 75

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

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  76. 76

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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  77. 77

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

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  78. 78

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

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    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

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  81. 81

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

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  82. 82

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

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  83. 83

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  84. 84
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