Fluid Around the Lungs Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
A buildup of fluid in the space between the lung and the chest wall (pleural effusion), which can make breathing difficult. Treatment usually involves draining the fluid and treating the underlying cause.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver, PA
Gross charge $10,980Cash pay $7,809 - 2
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA
Gross charge $10,980Cash pay $7,809 - 3
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Honesdale, PA
Gross charge $15,314Cash pay $12,251 - 4
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $20,513Cash pay $7,255 - 5
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $27,513Cash pay $11,005 - 6
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $27,513Cash pay $11,005 - 7
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $27,513Cash pay $11,005 - 8
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $27,513Cash pay $11,005 - 9
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $27,859Cash pay $22,287 - 10
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $27,859Cash pay $22,287 - 11
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $31,167Cash pay $20,259 - 12
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $31,167Cash pay $20,259 - 13
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $31,167Cash pay $20,259 - 14
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $59,691Cash pay $37,009 - 15
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $59,691Cash pay $37,009 - 16
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $59,691Cash pay $37,009 - 17
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $59,691Cash pay $37,009 - 18
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $59,691Cash pay $37,009 - 19
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge $59,691Cash pay $37,009 - 20
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $59,691Cash pay $37,009 - 21
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $106,895Cash pay $11,468 - 22
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $124,967Cash pay $11,468 - 23
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge — - 24
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 25
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 26
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge — - 27
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge — - 28
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 29
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 30
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge — - 31
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 32
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 33
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber, PA
Gross charge — - 34
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge — - 35
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 36
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,752 - 37
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 38
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 39
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Gross charge — - 40Gross charge —
- 41
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 42
Chester County Hospital
West Chester, PA
Gross charge — - 43
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 44
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 45
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 46
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge — - 47
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 48
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 49
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge — - 50
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge — - 51Gross charge —
- 52
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $9,749 - 53
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $13,752 - 54
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 55
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 56
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 57
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 58
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 59
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 60
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 61
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 62
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge — - 63
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 64
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 65
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge — - 66
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge — - 67
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge — - 68
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 69
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 70
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 71
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 72
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge — - 73
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge — - 74
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,689 - 75
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge — - 76
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 77
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 78
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 79
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 80
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge — - 81
Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, Llc
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 82
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 83
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 84
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 85
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge —
22 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for fluid around the lungs (DRG 187). Prices range from $10,980 to $124,967 — roughly 11×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $43,944.
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 fluid around the lungs 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 fluid around the lungs 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 fluid around the lungs in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 187 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.