Infection Requiring Surgery Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
A serious infection that requires an operation as part of treatment, such as surgery to remove infected tissue or drain an abscess. The stay involves the operation plus IV antibiotics and close monitoring, often in intensive care.
State average
$197,707
gross charge · DRG 853
Hospitals
21
with published pricing
Price range
$53,634 – $538,841
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver, PA
Gross charge $53,634Cash pay $35,371Medicare pays (avg) $32,981 - 2
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA
Gross charge $53,634Cash pay $35,371 - 3
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $56,060Cash pay $22,424 - 4
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $56,060Cash pay $22,424Medicare pays (avg) $42,348 - 5
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $56,060Cash pay $22,424 - 6
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $56,060Cash pay $22,424 - 7
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Honesdale, PA
Gross charge $59,520Cash pay $47,616 - 8
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $61,329Cash pay $49,063Medicare pays (avg) $39,085 - 9
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $95,280Cash pay $61,932Medicare pays (avg) $41,986 - 10
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $95,280Cash pay $61,932Medicare pays (avg) $38,300 - 11
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $95,280Cash pay $61,932Medicare pays (avg) $32,750 - 12
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $114,273Cash pay $36,139Medicare pays (avg) $30,851 - 13
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $120,448Cash pay $96,359 - 14
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $371,650Cash pay $230,423Medicare pays (avg) $33,732 - 15
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $371,650Cash pay $230,423 - 16
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $371,650Cash pay $230,423Medicare pays (avg) $47,210 - 17
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $371,650Cash pay $230,423Medicare pays (avg) $34,257 - 18
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $371,650Cash pay $230,423Medicare pays (avg) $34,849 - 19
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $371,650Cash pay $230,423 - 20
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $410,181Cash pay $54,390Medicare pays (avg) $39,345 - 21
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $538,841Cash pay $54,390Medicare pays (avg) $59,677 - 22
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $29,506 - 23
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,672 - 24
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $40,145 - 25
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $37,114 - 26
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $39,297 - 27
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,371 - 28
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $35,960 - 29
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $35,654 - 30
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,479 - 31
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,777 - 32
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $73,059 - 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) $35,596 - 36
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,614Medicare pays (avg) $42,734 - 38
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,343 - 39
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,020 - 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) $53,326 - 43
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $45,916 - 44
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 45
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $32,018 - 46
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $39,009 - 47
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $36,475 - 48
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $48,920 - 49Gross charge —
- 50
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $65,614Medicare pays (avg) $42,099 - 51
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $29,361 - 52
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $29,240 - 53
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $25,918 - 54
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 55
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,275 - 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) $37,653 - 62
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $35,031 - 63
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $38,175 - 64
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $36,921 - 65
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 66
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $38,441 - 67
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 68
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,910 - 69
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,336 - 70
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $36,785 - 71
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $37,760 - 72
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $31,451 - 73
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 74
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $38,553 - 75
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $37,344 - 76
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $34,043 - 77
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $31,801 - 78
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 79
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 80
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 81
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge — - 82
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 83
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $36,570 - 84Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $28,838
- 85
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 86
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $30,585 - 87
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $44,758 - 88
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $49,996 - 89Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $48,689
21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for infection requiring surgery (DRG 853). Prices range from $53,634 to $538,841 — roughly 10×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $197,707.
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 infection requiring surgery 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 infection requiring surgery 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 infection requiring surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 853 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.