DRG 486 · Musculoskeletal

Knee Surgery for Infection Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

An operation to treat an infected knee joint, often by washing out the joint or removing infected tissue. The stay includes the surgery and IV antibiotics.

State average
$196,620
gross charge · DRG 486
Hospitals
14
with published pricing
Price range
$31,626 – $408,956
low to high
Lowest $31,626 Highest $408,956

14 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for knee surgery for infection (DRG 486). Prices range from $31,626 to $408,956 — roughly 13×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $196,620.

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

If you're scheduling knee surgery for infection 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 knee surgery for infection in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 486 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

    Gross charge $31,626
    Cash pay $15,510
  2. 2

    Heritage Valley Sewickley

    Sewickley, PA

    Gross charge $31,626
    Cash pay $15,510
  3. 3

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $59,923
    Cash pay $15,326
  4. 4

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    Gross charge $74,316
    Cash pay $59,453
  5. 5

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $74,316
    Cash pay $59,453
  6. 6

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    Gross charge $257,316
    Cash pay $159,536
  7. 7

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $257,316
    Cash pay $159,536
  8. 8

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    Gross charge $257,316
    Cash pay $159,536
  9. 9

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $257,316
    Cash pay $159,536
  10. 10

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $257,316
    Cash pay $159,536
  11. 11

    Geisinger Medical Center Muncy

    Muncy, PA

    Gross charge $257,316
    Cash pay $159,536
  12. 12

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $257,316
    Cash pay $159,536
  13. 13

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $270,711
    Cash pay $23,461
  14. 14

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $408,956
    Cash pay $23,461
  15. 15

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

    Gross charge
  16. 16

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

    Gross charge
  17. 17

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

    Gross charge
  18. 18

    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

    Gross charge
  19. 19

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

    Gross charge
  20. 20

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

    Gross charge
  21. 21

    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

    Gross charge
  22. 22

    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

    Gross charge
  23. 23

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

    Gross charge
  24. 24

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

    Gross charge
  25. 25

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

    Gross charge
  26. 26

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

    Gross charge
  27. 27

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  28. 28

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

    Gross charge
  29. 29

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

    Gross charge
  30. 30

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  31. 31

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

    Gross charge
  32. 32

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,223
  33. 33

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

    Gross charge
  34. 34

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

    Gross charge
  35. 35

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

    Gross charge
  36. 36

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

    Gross charge
  37. 37
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  38. 38

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  39. 39

    Chester County Hospital

    West Chester, PA

    Gross charge
  40. 40

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

    Gross charge
  41. 41

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

    Gross charge
  42. 42

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

    Gross charge
  43. 43

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

    Gross charge
  44. 44

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  45. 45

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

    Gross charge
  46. 46

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge
  47. 47

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

    Gross charge
  48. 48
    Gross charge
  49. 49
    Gross charge
  50. 50
    Gross charge
    Cash pay $19,652
  51. 51
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  52. 52

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

    Gross charge
    Cash pay $28,223
  53. 53

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  54. 54

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  55. 55

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

    Gross charge
  56. 56

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

    Gross charge
  57. 57

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

    Gross charge
  58. 58
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  59. 59

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

    Gross charge
  60. 60

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

    Gross charge
  61. 61

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

    Gross charge
  62. 62

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

    Gross charge
  63. 63

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

    Gross charge
  64. 64

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

    Gross charge
  65. 65

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

    Gross charge
  66. 66

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

    Gross charge
  67. 67

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

    Gross charge
  68. 68

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge
  69. 69

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

    Gross charge
  70. 70

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

    Gross charge
  71. 71

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

    Gross charge
  72. 72

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    Gross charge
  73. 73

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

    Gross charge
  74. 74

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

    Gross charge
  75. 75

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

    Gross charge
  76. 76

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

    Gross charge
  77. 77

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

    Gross charge
  78. 78

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

    Gross charge
  79. 79

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

    Gross charge
  80. 80

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

    Gross charge
  81. 81

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

    Gross charge
  82. 82

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

    Gross charge
  83. 83

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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