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
$120,033
gross charge · DRG 481
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$30,732 – $280,491
low to high
Lowest $30,732 Highest $280,491

21 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 $120,033.

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

    Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)

    Darby, PA

    Gross charge $67,860
    Cash pay $44,109
  7. 7

    Nazareth Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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

    St. Mary Medical Center

    Langhorne, PA

    58 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $67,860
    Cash pay $44,109
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,353
  9. 9

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $70,832
    Cash pay $56,665
  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 Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

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

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

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

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

    37 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,265
  23. 23

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,198
  24. 24

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,555
  25. 25

    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

    86 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,149
  26. 26

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

    62 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,796
  27. 27

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

    60 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,633
  28. 28

    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,467
  29. 29

    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,471
  30. 30

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,392
  31. 31

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,084
  32. 32

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge —
  33. 33

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

    Gross charge —
  34. 34

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,005
  35. 35

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

    46 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,545
  36. 36

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

    Gross charge —
  37. 37

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $28,268
    Medicare pays (avg) $20,768
  38. 38

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $10,215
  39. 39

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

    35 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,421
  40. 40

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

    Gross charge —
  41. 41

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

    Gross charge —
  42. 42

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    61 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,247
  43. 43

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

    21 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,635
  44. 44

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

    Gross charge —
  45. 45

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,962
  46. 46

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

    103 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,670
  47. 47
    Gross charge —
  48. 48
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $20,304
  49. 49
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  51. 51

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    16 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $28,268
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,361
  52. 52

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

    18 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,968
  53. 53

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

    Gross charge —
  54. 54

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

    Gross charge —
  55. 55

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

    Gross charge —
  56. 56

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

    Gross charge —
  57. 57
    Gross charge —
  58. 58

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

    Gross charge —
  59. 59

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

    Gross charge —
  60. 60

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,834
  61. 61

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

    Gross charge —
  62. 62

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

    68 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,424
  63. 63

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

    46 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,293
  64. 64

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

    48 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $16,303
  65. 65

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

    40 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,816
  66. 66

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

    Gross charge —
  67. 67

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,142
  68. 68

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

    Gross charge —
  69. 69

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

    20 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,953
  70. 70

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

    23 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,781
  71. 71

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    132 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $14,550
  72. 72

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

    31 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,783
  73. 73

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

    81 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $12,946
  74. 74

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

    Gross charge —
  75. 75

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,052
  76. 76

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

    17 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,749
  77. 77

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,366
  78. 78

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

    Gross charge —
  79. 79

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

    26 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,613
  80. 80

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

    Gross charge —
  81. 81

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

    Gross charge —
  82. 82

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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  83. 83

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

    Gross charge —
  84. 84

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

    109 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,955
  85. 85
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  86. 86

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

    Gross charge —
  87. 87

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

    Gross charge —
  88. 88

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

    49 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,615
  89. 89

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge —
  90. 90

    Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, PA

    62 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $18,080

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