Shoulder & Elbow Replacement Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
A planned operation to replace a damaged shoulder or elbow joint with an artificial one, usually because of severe arthritis or injury. The stay covers the surgery, pain control, and the start of physical therapy.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $43,119Cash pay $34,495Medicare pays (avg) $11,861 - 2
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $43,119Cash pay $34,495 - 3
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $58,698Cash pay $23,479Medicare pays (avg) $11,916 - 4
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $58,698Cash pay $23,479 - 5
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $58,698Cash pay $23,479 - 6
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $58,698Cash pay $23,479 - 7
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $75,941Cash pay $49,362 - 8
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $75,941Cash pay $49,362 - 9
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $75,941Cash pay $49,362Medicare pays (avg) $11,587 - 10
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $97,803Cash pay $13,073Medicare pays (avg) $11,454 - 11
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $136,718Cash pay $20,114 - 12
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $159,212Cash pay $98,711Medicare pays (avg) $11,828 - 13
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $159,212Cash pay $98,711 - 14
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $159,212Cash pay $98,711Medicare pays (avg) $14,702 - 15
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $159,212Cash pay $98,711 - 16
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $159,212Cash pay $98,711Medicare pays (avg) $11,307 - 17
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge $159,212Cash pay $98,711 - 18
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $159,212Cash pay $98,711 - 19
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $159,883Cash pay $20,114Medicare pays (avg) $18,760 - 20
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Honesdale, PA
Gross charge $185,154Cash pay $148,123Medicare pays (avg) $18,524 - 21
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,070 - 22
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 23
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 24
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,550 - 25
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,164 - 26
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,953 - 27
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,378 - 28
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,166 - 29
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 30
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,250 - 31
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,138 - 32
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,159 - 33
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,943 - 34
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber, PA
Gross charge — - 35
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,247 - 36
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,662 - 37
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro, PA
Gross charge — - 38
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $23,915 - 39
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,333 - 40
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,527 - 41
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 42
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Gross charge — - 43Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,355
- 44
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,277 - 45
Chester County Hospital
West Chester, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,741 - 46
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 47
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 48
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 49
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge — - 50
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $17,461 - 51
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $9,627 - 52
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $14,187 - 53
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,744 - 54
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,018 - 55Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $16,088
- 56
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $17,843 - 57Gross charge —
- 58
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $23,915Medicare pays (avg) $13,272 - 59
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,601 - 60
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 61
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 62
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 63
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,902 - 64
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 65
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 66
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 67
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,521 - 68
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 69
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,917 - 70
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,321 - 71
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,949 - 72
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,404 - 73
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 74
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 75
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 76
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 77
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,430 - 78
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $13,320 - 79
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $11,741 - 80
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,567 - 81
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 82
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 83
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,663 - 84
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $12,017 - 85
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $10,634 - 86
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 87
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 88
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 89
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge —
20 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for shoulder & elbow replacement (DRG 322). Prices range from $43,119 to $185,154 — roughly 4×. The cheapest is Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre; the most expensive is Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care) in Honesdale. The state average sits at $112,145.
The number you see is each hospital's published "list price" — the gross charge for the facility component of shoulder & elbow replacement. 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 shoulder & elbow replacement at twice the price of another typically negotiates higher rates with insurers too, and quotes more for uninsured patients.
If you're scheduling shoulder & elbow replacement 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 shoulder & elbow replacement in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 322 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.