Heart Attack Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) with complications — discharged alive.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart attack. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 3–5 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Emergency department evaluation and cardiac workup
- Inpatient cardiac monitoring (often in a coronary care unit)
- Diagnostic catheterization and any required stenting
- Inpatient medications and routine labs during admission
Usually billed separately
- Cardiologist, ED physician, and any interventional specialist professional fees
- Ambulance transport
- Outpatient cardiac rehab and follow-up visits after discharge
- Long-term medications (antiplatelets, statins, beta-blockers)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart attack best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Heart-Attack Mortality (30-day)
The single most important quality signal — how often patients survive 30 days after a heart attack at this hospital.
Time to Fibrinolysis (STEMI)
For ST-elevation heart attacks treated with clot-busting drugs, every minute counts. Tracks median minutes from arrival to treatment.
Heart-Attack Readmissions
Reflects discharge planning, medication reconciliation, and outpatient cardiology handoff.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For heart attack, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- Heart-attack admissions aren't shoppable in real time — in an emergency, the hospital that can get a patient to a cath lab fastest is typically the right call regardless of price.
- This page is more useful after discharge to evaluate where care was delivered, or ahead of time for chronic-condition planning.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- During an active heart attack: skip this list and call 911 — go to the nearest hospital with a cardiac cath lab.
- After discharge: was every physician who treated me in-network? (ED, cardiologist, interventionalist, hospitalist often bill separately.)
- What outpatient cardiac rehab program is recommended? Is it covered?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver, PA
Gross charge $9,469Cash pay $7,243 - 2
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA
Gross charge $9,469Cash pay $7,243 - 3
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $25,612Cash pay $10,245 - 4
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $25,612Cash pay $10,245 - 5
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $25,612Cash pay $10,245 - 6
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $25,612Cash pay $10,245 - 7
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $28,208Cash pay $6,661 - 8
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $30,148Cash pay $24,118Medicare pays (avg) $6,440 - 9
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $30,148Cash pay $24,118 - 10
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Honesdale, PA
Gross charge $32,721Cash pay $26,177 - 11
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $33,909Cash pay $22,041 - 12
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $33,909Cash pay $22,041 - 13
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $33,909Cash pay $22,041Medicare pays (avg) $5,548 - 14
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $73,619Cash pay $8,935Medicare pays (avg) $6,586 - 15
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $74,036Cash pay $45,902Medicare pays (avg) $5,915 - 16
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $74,036Cash pay $45,902 - 17
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $74,036Cash pay $45,902Medicare pays (avg) $6,882 - 18
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $74,036Cash pay $45,902 - 19
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $74,036Cash pay $45,902Medicare pays (avg) $5,669 - 20
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $74,036Cash pay $45,902 - 21
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $99,741Cash pay $10,585Medicare pays (avg) $8,229 - 22
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,190 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $6,313 - 26
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,523 - 27
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,173 - 28
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,853 - 29
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,734 - 30
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,907 - 31
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,163 - 32
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,035 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $6,720 - 36
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,833 - 38
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,238 - 39
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,820 - 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) $7,714 - 43
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,096 - 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) $6,523 - 47
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,368 - 48
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,934 - 49Gross charge —
- 50
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $12,833Medicare pays (avg) $6,296 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $4,916 - 60
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 61
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,588 - 62
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,420 - 63
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,170 - 64
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,701 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $5,970 - 70
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $6,290 - 71
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge — - 72
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $4,819 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $5,941 - 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
Penn Highlands Elk
Saint Marys, PA
Gross charge — - 83
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge — - 84
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 85
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,688 - 86Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,747
- 87
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 88
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $5,638 - 89
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $8,395 - 90
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,537 - 91Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $7,335
21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for heart attack (DRG 281). Prices range from $9,469 to $99,741 — roughly $90,272 apart. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $45,806.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of heart attack. 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 heart attack at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling heart attack 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 heart attack in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 281 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.