Major Chest Surgery Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
Major surgery inside the chest, most often removing part of a lung for cancer or other disease, in patients with serious complicating conditions. Recovery typically involves chest tubes, breathing exercises, and several days in the hospital.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $80,040Cash pay $32,016 - 2
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $80,040Cash pay $32,016 - 3
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $80,040Cash pay $32,016 - 4
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $80,040Cash pay $32,016 - 5
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $112,373Cash pay $89,898Medicare pays (avg) $36,342 - 6
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $112,373Cash pay $89,898 - 7
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $124,042Cash pay $33,306 - 8
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $141,872Cash pay $92,217 - 9
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $141,872Cash pay $92,217 - 10
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $141,872Cash pay $92,217 - 11
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $281,879Cash pay $174,765Medicare pays (avg) $36,925 - 12
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $281,879Cash pay $174,765 - 13
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $281,879Cash pay $174,765Medicare pays (avg) $40,690 - 14
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $281,879Cash pay $174,765 - 15
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $281,879Cash pay $174,765Medicare pays (avg) $31,354 - 16
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $281,879Cash pay $174,765 - 17
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $441,866Cash pay $50,180Medicare pays (avg) $50,450 - 18
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $444,930Cash pay $50,180 - 19
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge — - 20
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 21
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 22
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $35,102 - 23
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge — - 24
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 25
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge — - 26
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $48,453 - 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 —Medicare pays (avg) $33,826 - 30
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $59,616 - 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 — - 34
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $46,819 - 35
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 36
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $33,853 - 38
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge — - 39
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $46,125 - 40
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $59,616 - 41
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 42
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 43
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 44
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 45
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 46
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 47
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 48
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 49
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge — - 50
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 51
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 52
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge — - 53
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge — - 54
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge — - 55
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 56
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 57
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 58
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 59
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge — - 60
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $35,313 - 61
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge — - 62
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge — - 63
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 64
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 65
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 66
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 67
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge — - 68
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 69
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 70
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 71
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge — - 72
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 73
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $27,921 - 74Gross charge —
- 75
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 76
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge — - 77
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $45,222 - 78
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 79Gross charge —
18 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for major chest surgery (DRG 163). Prices range from $80,040 to $444,930 — roughly 6×. The cheapest is Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring; the most expensive is Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $204,035.
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 163 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.