Major Chest Surgery Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
Major surgery inside the chest, such as removing part of a lung. The stay includes the operation, a chest tube while the lungs heal, and closely monitored recovery.
State average
$154,533
gross charge · DRG 164
Hospitals
16
with published pricing
Price range
$68,616 – $330,961
low to high
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $68,616Cash pay $27,446 - 2
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $68,616Cash pay $27,446 - 3
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $68,616Cash pay $27,446 - 4
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $68,616Cash pay $27,446 - 5
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $84,273Cash pay $18,188 - 6
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $88,385Cash pay $70,708 - 7
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $88,385Cash pay $70,708 - 8
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $198,086Cash pay $122,813Medicare pays (avg) $16,598 - 9
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $198,086Cash pay $122,813 - 10
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $198,086Cash pay $122,813Medicare pays (avg) $21,858 - 11
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $198,086Cash pay $122,813 - 12
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $198,086Cash pay $122,813 - 13
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge $198,086Cash pay $122,813 - 14
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $198,086Cash pay $122,813 - 15
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $219,467Cash pay $27,714 - 16
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $330,961Cash pay $27,714Medicare pays (avg) $25,719 - 17
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge — - 18
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 19
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 20
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $20,048 - 21
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge — - 22
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 23
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 24
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge — - 25
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,148 - 26
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $24,232 - 27
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber, PA
Gross charge — - 28
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge — - 29
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 30
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,907 - 31
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 32
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 33
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Gross charge — - 34Gross charge —
- 35
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $21,736 - 36
Chester County Hospital
West Chester, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 38
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 39
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 40
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,671 - 41
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $23,479 - 42
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 43
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,465 - 44
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge — - 45Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $22,848
- 46
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $24,957 - 47
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $33,907 - 48
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 49
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 50
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 51
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 52
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 53
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 54
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 55
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 56
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge — - 57
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 58
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $19,582 - 59
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge — - 60
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge — - 61
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge — - 62
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 63
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 64
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 65
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 66
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge — - 67
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $18,195 - 68
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge — - 69
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge — - 70
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 71
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 72
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 73
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 74
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge — - 75
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 76
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 77
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 78
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge —
16 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for major chest surgery (DRG 164). Prices range from $68,616 to $330,961 — roughly 5×. The cheapest is Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $154,533.
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 major chest 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 major chest 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 major chest surgery in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 164 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.