DRG 489 · Musculoskeletal

Knee Surgery Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

An operation on the knee other than a total joint replacement, such as repairing or cleaning out damaged tissue, in a patient without a joint infection. The stay includes the surgery and early recovery.

State average
$72,221
gross charge · DRG 489
Hospitals
15
with published pricing
Price range
$18,874 – $109,622
low to high
Lowest $18,874 Highest $109,622

15 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for knee surgery (DRG 489). Prices range from $18,874 to $109,622 — roughly $90,748 apart. The cheapest is Physicians Care Surgical Hospital in Royersford; the most expensive is Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital in Jersey Shore. The state average sits at $72,221.

The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of knee 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 knee surgery 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 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 in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 489 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
    Gross charge $18,874
  2. 2

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    Gross charge $30,782
    Cash pay $12,313
  3. 3

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    Gross charge $30,782
    Cash pay $12,313
  4. 4
    Gross charge $30,782
    Cash pay $12,313
  5. 5
    Gross charge $30,782
    Cash pay $12,313
  6. 6

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    Gross charge $45,484
    Cash pay $36,388
  7. 7

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $45,484
    Cash pay $36,388
  8. 8

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $96,256
    Cash pay $13,985
  9. 9

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $96,345
    Cash pay $13,985
  10. 10

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    Gross charge $109,622
    Cash pay $67,966
  11. 11

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $109,622
    Cash pay $67,966
  12. 12

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    Gross charge $109,622
    Cash pay $67,966
  13. 13

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $109,622
    Cash pay $67,966
  14. 14

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $109,622
    Cash pay $67,966
  15. 15

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $109,622
    Cash pay $67,966
  16. 16

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

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  17. 17

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

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  18. 18

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

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  19. 19

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

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  20. 20

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

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  21. 21

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

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  22. 22

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

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  23. 23

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

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  24. 24

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

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  25. 25

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

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  26. 26

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

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  27. 27

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $15,429
  28. 28

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

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  29. 29

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

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  30. 30

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

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  31. 31

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  32. 32

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

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  33. 33

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

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  34. 34

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $8,949
  35. 35

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

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  36. 36
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  37. 37
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    Cash pay $12,111
  38. 38

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

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    Cash pay $15,429
  39. 39

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

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  40. 40

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

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  41. 41

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

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  42. 42

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

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  43. 43

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

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  44. 44
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  45. 45

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

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  46. 46

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

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  47. 47

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

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  48. 48

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

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  49. 49

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

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  50. 50

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

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  51. 51

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

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  52. 52

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

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  53. 53

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

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  54. 54

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

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  55. 55

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

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  56. 56

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

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  57. 57

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

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  58. 58

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

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  59. 59

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

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  60. 60

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

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  61. 61

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

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  62. 62

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

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  63. 63

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

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  64. 64

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

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  65. 65

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

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  66. 66

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

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  67. 67

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

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  68. 68

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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  69. 69

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

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  70. 70

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

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  71. 71
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  72. 72

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

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  73. 73

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

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  74. 74

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

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  75. 75

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  76. 76
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