DRG 555 · Musculoskeletal

Muscle, Bone & Joint Symptoms Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

A hospital stay to evaluate symptoms such as joint pain, muscle weakness, or limb and back problems when the cause is not yet clear. Care typically involves imaging, lab tests, and pain management while doctors search for the underlying cause.

State average
$54,915
gross charge · DRG 555
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$16,009 – $235,063
low to high
Lowest $16,009 Highest $235,063

18 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for muscle, bone & joint symptoms (DRG 555). Prices range from $16,009 to $235,063 — roughly 15×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $54,915.

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

If you're scheduling muscle, bone & joint symptoms 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 muscle, bone & joint symptoms in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 555 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 $16,009
    Cash pay $10,172
  2. 2

    Heritage Valley Sewickley

    Sewickley, PA

    Gross charge $16,009
    Cash pay $10,172
  3. 3

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $17,522
    Cash pay $9,731
  4. 4

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    Gross charge $23,563
    Cash pay $9,425
  5. 5

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    Gross charge $23,563
    Cash pay $9,425
  6. 6
    Gross charge $23,563
    Cash pay $9,425
  7. 7
    Gross charge $23,563
    Cash pay $9,425
  8. 8

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    Gross charge $40,615
    Cash pay $32,492
  9. 9

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $40,615
    Cash pay $32,492
  10. 10

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    Gross charge $59,784
    Cash pay $37,066
  11. 11

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $59,784
    Cash pay $37,066
  12. 12

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    Gross charge $59,784
    Cash pay $37,066
  13. 13

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $59,784
    Cash pay $37,066
  14. 14

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $59,784
    Cash pay $37,066
  15. 15

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $59,784
    Cash pay $37,066
  16. 16

    Fulton County Medical Center

    Mcconnellsburg, PA

    Gross charge $70,633
    Cash pay $49,443
  17. 17

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $99,052
    Cash pay $15,147
  18. 18

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $235,063
    Cash pay $15,147
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    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

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    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

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    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

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    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

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    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

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  24. 24

    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

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    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

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  26. 26

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

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  27. 27

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

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  28. 28

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

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  29. 29

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

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  30. 30

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

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    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

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  32. 32

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

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  33. 33

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $18,121
  34. 34

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

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  35. 35

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

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  36. 36

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

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  37. 37

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

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  38. 38

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

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  39. 39

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

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  40. 40

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

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    Cash pay $13,690
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    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

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    Cash pay $18,121
  45. 45

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

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  46. 46

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

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  47. 47

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

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  48. 48

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

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  49. 49

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

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  51. 51

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

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  52. 52

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

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  53. 53

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

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  54. 54

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

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  55. 55

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

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  56. 56

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

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  57. 57

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

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  58. 58

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

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  59. 59

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

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  60. 60

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

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  61. 61

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

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  62. 62

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

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  63. 63

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

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  64. 64

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

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  65. 65

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

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  66. 66

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

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  67. 67

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

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  68. 68

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

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  69. 69

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

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  70. 70

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

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  72. 72

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

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  73. 73

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

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  74. 74

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

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  75. 75

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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  76. 76

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

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  77. 77

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

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  78. 78
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  79. 79

    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

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  80. 80

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

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  81. 81

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

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  82. 82

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  83. 83
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