DRG 542 · Musculoskeletal

Pathological Fractures & Bone Cancer Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals

A broken bone caused by disease weakening the bone, often cancer, or cancer of the bones, muscles, or connective tissue. Care includes pain control, treatment of the underlying condition, and help with safe movement.

State average
$96,964
gross charge · DRG 542
Hospitals
18
with published pricing
Price range
$35,591 – $195,445
low to high
Lowest $35,591 Highest $195,445

18 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for pathological fractures & bone cancer (DRG 542). Prices range from $35,591 to $195,445 — roughly 5×. The cheapest is St. Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh; the most expensive is Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $96,964.

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

If you're scheduling pathological fractures & bone cancer 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 pathological fractures & bone cancer in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 542 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

    St. Clair Hospital

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Gross charge $35,591
    Cash pay $13,477
  2. 2

    Conemaugh Nason Medical Center

    Roaring Spring, PA

    Gross charge $47,755
    Cash pay $19,102
  3. 3

    Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus

    Johnstown, PA

    Gross charge $47,755
    Cash pay $19,102
  4. 4
    Gross charge $47,755
    Cash pay $19,102
  5. 5
    Gross charge $47,755
    Cash pay $19,102
  6. 6

    Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)

    Darby, PA

    Gross charge $58,650
    Cash pay $38,122
  7. 7

    Nazareth Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $58,650
    Cash pay $38,122
  8. 8

    St. Mary Medical Center

    Langhorne, PA

    Gross charge $58,650
    Cash pay $38,122
  9. 9

    Guthrie Troy Community Hospital

    Troy, PA

    Gross charge $61,905
    Cash pay $49,524
  10. 10

    Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital

    Sayre, PA

    Gross charge $65,320
    Cash pay $52,256
  11. 11

    Geisinger-Community Medical Center

    Scranton, PA

    15 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $140,786
    Cash pay $87,288
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,923
  12. 12

    Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital

    Bloomsburg, PA

    Gross charge $140,786
    Cash pay $87,288
  13. 13

    Geisinger Medical Center

    Danville, PA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge $140,786
    Cash pay $87,288
    Medicare pays (avg) $15,088
  14. 14

    Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital

    Lewistown, PA

    Gross charge $140,786
    Cash pay $87,288
  15. 15

    Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center

    Wilkes Barre, PA

    Gross charge $140,786
    Cash pay $87,288
  16. 16

    Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital

    Jersey Shore, PA

    Gross charge $140,786
    Cash pay $87,288
  17. 17

    Temple University Hospital - Main Campus

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $175,397
    Cash pay $20,714
  18. 18

    Chestnut Hill Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge $195,445
    Cash pay $20,714
  19. 19

    Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center

    Camp Hill, PA

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  20. 20

    Jefferson Lansdale Hospital

    Lansdale, PA

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  21. 21

    St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus

    Quakertown, PA

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  22. 22

    Wellspan York Hospital

    York, PA

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  23. 23

    St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)

    Bethlehem, PA

    11 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $11,313
  24. 24

    St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville

    Sellersville, PA

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  25. 25

    WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital

    Gettysburg, PA

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  26. 26

    WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital

    Lebanon, PA

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  27. 27

    Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center

    Reading, PA

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  28. 28

    Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center

    Meadowbrook, PA

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  29. 29

    Hospital of University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, PA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $45,154
  30. 30

    Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber

    Windber, PA

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  31. 31

    Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)

    Meadville, PA

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  32. 32

    Jefferson Health- Northeast

    Philadelphia, PA

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  33. 33

    Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital

    Waynesboro, PA

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  34. 34

    Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    Gross charge —
    Cash pay $23,961
  35. 35

    Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital

    Greensburg, PA

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  36. 36

    WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital

    Chambersburg, PA

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  37. 37

    St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus

    Easton, PA

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  38. 38

    Acmh Hospital

    Kittanning, PA

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  39. 39

    Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

    14 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $18,475
  40. 40

    Crozer Chester Medical Center

    Upland, PA

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  41. 41

    St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus

    Coaldale, PA

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  42. 42

    WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital

    Ephrata, PA

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  43. 43

    Jefferson Abington Hospital

    Abington, PA

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  45. 45
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    Cash pay $17,846
  46. 46
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  47. 47

    Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital

    East Norriton, PA

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    Cash pay $23,961
  48. 48

    St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

    Stroudsburg, PA

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  49. 49

    Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital

    Orwigsburg, PA

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  50. 50

    St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus

    Lehighton, PA

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  51. 51

    Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center

    Enola, PA

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  52. 52

    Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center

    Lancaster, PA

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  54. 54

    Titusville Area Hospital

    Titusville, PA

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  55. 55

    UPMC McKeesport

    Mc Keesport, PA

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  56. 56

    UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)

    New Castle, PA

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  57. 57

    UPMC Somerset

    Somerset, PA

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  58. 58

    Reading Hospital

    West Reading, PA

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  59. 59

    UPMC Williamsport

    Williamsport, PA

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  60. 60

    UPMC Hamot

    Erie, PA

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  61. 61

    UPMC Altoona

    Altoona, PA

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  62. 62

    UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)

    Seneca, PA

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  63. 63

    UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)

    Pittsburgh, PA

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  64. 64

    UPMC Bedford

    Everett, PA

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  65. 65

    Pottstown Hospital

    Pottstown, PA

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  66. 66

    Phoenixville Hospital

    Phoenixville, PA

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  67. 67

    Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)

    Allentown, PA

    46 Medicare stays/yr
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    Medicare pays (avg) $13,088
  68. 68

    Bryn Mawr Hospital

    Bryn Mawr, PA

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  69. 69

    Paoli Hospital

    Paoli, PA

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  70. 70

    UPMC Horizon - Greenville

    Greenville, PA

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  71. 71

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton

    Hazleton, PA

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  72. 72

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)

    East Stroudsburg, PA

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  73. 73

    UPMC Hanover

    Hanover, PA

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  74. 74

    UPMC East (Acute Care)

    Monroeville, PA

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  76. 76

    Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City

    Dickson City, PA

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  77. 77

    UPMC Muncy

    Muncy, PA

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  78. 78

    UPMC Cole

    Coudersport, PA

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  79. 79

    UPMC Wellsboro

    Wellsboro, PA

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  80. 80

    Clarion Hospital

    Clarion, PA

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  81. 81

    Lancaster General Hospital

    Lancaster, PA

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  82. 82
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    Independence Health Frick Hospital

    Mount Pleasant, PA

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  84. 84

    IHS Latrobe Hospital

    Latrobe, PA

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  85. 85

    Penn Presbyterian Medical Center

    Philadelphia, PA

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  86. 86

    Pennsylvania Hospital

    Philadelphia, PA

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  87. 87

    Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

    Hershey, PA

    12 Medicare stays/yr
    Gross charge —
    Medicare pays (avg) $13,811

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