Headache Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
Severe or persistent headaches, such as migraine, that need hospital care for relief. The stay typically involves IV medications and tests to rule out more serious causes.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $20,111Cash pay $8,044 - 2
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $20,111Cash pay $8,044 - 3
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $20,111Cash pay $8,044 - 4
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $20,111Cash pay $8,044 - 5
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $20,644Cash pay $6,144 - 6
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver, PA
Gross charge $26,087Cash pay $6,749 - 7
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA
Gross charge $26,087Cash pay $6,749 - 8
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $29,873Cash pay $23,898 - 9
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $29,873Cash pay $23,898 - 10
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Honesdale, PA
Gross charge $31,634Cash pay $25,307 - 11
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $33,058Cash pay $21,488 - 12
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $33,058Cash pay $21,488 - 13
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $33,058Cash pay $21,488 - 14
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $48,726Cash pay $30,210 - 15
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $48,726Cash pay $30,210 - 16
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $48,726Cash pay $30,210 - 17
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $48,726Cash pay $30,210 - 18
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $48,726Cash pay $30,210 - 19
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $48,726Cash pay $30,210 - 20
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $85,953Cash pay $9,816 - 21
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $90,029Cash pay $9,816 - 22
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge — - 23
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 24
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 25
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA
Gross charge — - 26
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,181 - 27
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge — - 28
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg, PA
Gross charge — - 29
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon, PA
Gross charge — - 30
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 31
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, 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
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,746 - 38
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 39
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,381 - 40
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 41
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Gross charge — - 42
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,936 - 43
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 44
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 45
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata, PA
Gross charge — - 46
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,712 - 47
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge — - 48
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,243 - 49Gross charge —
- 50
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,746 - 51
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 52
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 53
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 54
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 55
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 56
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 57
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 58
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 59
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge — - 60
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 61
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,100 - 62
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge — - 63
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge — - 64
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge — - 65
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 66
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 67
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 68
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 69
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge — - 70
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,805 - 71
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge — - 72
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,510 - 73
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 74
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 75
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 76
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 77
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge — - 78
Ahn Emerus Westmoreland, Llc
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 79
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 80
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 81
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 82
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge — - 83
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 84
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,070 - 85Gross charge —
- 86
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 87
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge — - 88
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 89
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 90Gross charge —
21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for headache (DRG 103). Prices range from $20,111 to $90,029 — roughly $69,918 apart. The cheapest is Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $38,674.
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 headache 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 headache 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 headache in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 103 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.