DRG 481 · Musculoskeletal

Hip & Femur Surgery Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

Surgery to repair the hip or thigh bone, often fixing a fracture with pins, plates, or rods rather than replacing the joint. Recovery in the hospital includes pain control and early physical therapy.

State average
$123,644
gross charge · DRG 481
Hospitals
22
with published pricing
Price range
$30,732 – $280,491
low to high
Lowest $30,732 Highest $280,491

22 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for hip & femur surgery (DRG 481). Prices range from $30,732 to $280,491 — roughly 9×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $123,644.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of hip & femur surgery. 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 hip & femur surgery at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.

If you're scheduling hip & femur surgery 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 hip & femur surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 481 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

    Heritage Valley Beaver

    Beaver, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $30,732
    Cash pay $15,193
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,972
  2. 2

    Heritage Valley Sewickley

    Sewickley, PA

    Gross charge $30,732
    Cash pay $15,193
  3. 3

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $51,666
    Cash pay $14,993
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,048
  4. 4

    Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)

    Honesdale, PA

    Gross charge $58,078
    Cash pay $46,462
  5. 5

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    33 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $63,044
    Cash pay $50,435
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,170
  6. 6

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $63,044
    Cash pay $50,435
  7. 7

    Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)

    Darby, PA

    Gross charge $67,860
    Cash pay $44,109
  8. 8

    Nazareth Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $67,860
    Cash pay $44,109
  9. 9

    St. Mary Medical Center

    Langhorne, PA

    58 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $67,860
    Cash pay $44,109
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,353
  10. 10

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,610
    Cash pay $29,844
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,334
  11. 11

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    27 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $74,610
    Cash pay $29,844
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,389
  12. 12
    Gross charge $74,610
    Cash pay $29,844
  13. 13
    Gross charge $74,610
    Cash pay $29,844
  14. 14

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $189,654
    Cash pay $22,967
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,717
  15. 15

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    74 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $207,243
    Cash pay $128,490
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,282
  16. 16

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $207,243
    Cash pay $128,490
  17. 17

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    69 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $207,243
    Cash pay $128,490
    Medicare pays (avg) $17,251
  18. 18

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    13 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $207,243
    Cash pay $128,490
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,214
  19. 19

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    72 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $207,243
    Cash pay $128,490
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,744
  20. 20

    Geisinger Medical Center Muncy

    Muncy, PA

    Gross charge $207,243
    Cash pay $128,490
  21. 21

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $207,243
    Cash pay $128,490
  22. 22

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $280,491
    Cash pay $22,967
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,439
  23. 23

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

    37 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,265
  24. 24

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,198
  25. 25

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,555
  26. 26

    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

    86 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,149
  27. 27

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

    62 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,796
  28. 28

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

    60 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,633
  29. 29

    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,467
  30. 30

    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,471
  31. 31

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,392
  33. 33

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,084
  34. 34

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

    109 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,955
  35. 35

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  36. 36

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

    Gross charge
  37. 37

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,005
  38. 38

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

    46 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,545
  39. 39

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,268
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,768
  41. 41

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,215
  42. 42

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,421
  43. 43

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

    Gross charge
  44. 44

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

    Gross charge
  45. 45
    Gross charge
  46. 46

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    61 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,247
  47. 47

    Chester County Hospital

    West Chester, PA

    42 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,719
  48. 48

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,635
  49. 49

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

    Gross charge
  50. 50

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

    Gross charge
  51. 51

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

    Gross charge
  52. 52

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

    49 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,615
  53. 53

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,962
  54. 54

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  55. 55

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

    103 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,670
  56. 56
    Gross charge
  57. 57

    Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, PA

    62 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,080
  58. 58
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $20,304
  59. 59
    Gross charge
  60. 60
    Gross charge
  61. 61

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,268
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,361
  62. 62

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,968
  63. 63

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  64. 64

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

    Gross charge
  65. 65

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

    Gross charge
  66. 66

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

    Gross charge
  67. 67
    Gross charge
  68. 68

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

    Gross charge
  69. 69

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

    Gross charge
  70. 70

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,834
  71. 71

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

    Gross charge
  72. 72

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

    68 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,424
  73. 73

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

    46 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,293
  74. 74

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

    48 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,303
  75. 75

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

    40 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,816
  76. 76

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

    Gross charge
  77. 77

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,142
  78. 78

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

    Gross charge
  79. 79

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,953
  80. 80

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,781
  81. 81

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    132 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,550
  82. 82

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,783
  83. 83

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

    81 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,946
  84. 84

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

    Gross charge
  85. 85

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,052
  86. 86

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,749
  87. 87

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,366
  88. 88

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

    Gross charge
  89. 89

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,613
  90. 90

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

    Gross charge
  91. 91

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

    Gross charge
  92. 92

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

    Gross charge

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