Tracheostomy with Long-Term Ventilation Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
Placement of a breathing tube in the neck (tracheostomy) for patients who need a ventilator for an extended period. These are long, intensive stays with around-the-clock care, usually in an intensive care unit.
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Heritage Valley Beaver
Beaver, PA
Gross charge $211,478Cash pay $98,314 - 2
Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA
Gross charge $211,478Cash pay $98,314 - 3
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $214,309Cash pay $85,723 - 4
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $214,309Cash pay $85,723 - 5
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $214,309Cash pay $85,723 - 6
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $214,309Cash pay $85,723 - 7
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $219,105Cash pay $142,418 - 8
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $219,105Cash pay $142,418 - 9
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $219,105Cash pay $142,418 - 10
Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital
Sayre, PA
Gross charge $231,830Cash pay $185,464 - 11
Guthrie Troy Community Hospital
Troy, PA
Gross charge $231,830Cash pay $185,464 - 12
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $328,372Cash pay $102,104 - 13
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $726,916Cash pay $450,688 - 14
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $726,916Cash pay $450,688 - 15
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $726,916Cash pay $450,688Medicare pays (avg) $124,943 - 16
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $726,916Cash pay $450,688 - 17
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $726,916Cash pay $450,688 - 18
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge $726,916Cash pay $450,688 - 19
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $726,916Cash pay $450,688 - 20
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $1,260,901Cash pay $152,412Medicare pays (avg) $128,810 - 21
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $1,263,633Cash pay $152,412 - 22
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center
Camp Hill, PA
Gross charge — - 23
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 24
St Lukes Hospital (Acute Care)
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $108,637 - 25
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge — - 26
Clarion Hospital
Clarion, PA
Gross charge — - 27
Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center
Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 28
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge — - 29
Lancaster General Hospital
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 30
Hospital of University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $186,170 - 31
Chan Soon- Shiong Medical Center at Windber
Windber, PA
Gross charge — - 32
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge — - 33
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $106,615 - 34
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $182,650 - 35
Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital
Greensburg, PA
Gross charge — - 36
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 37
Acmh Hospital
Kittanning, PA
Gross charge — - 38Gross charge —
- 39
Chester County Hospital
West Chester, PA
Gross charge — - 40
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 41
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 42
Independence Health Frick Hospital
Mount Pleasant, PA
Gross charge — - 43
IHS Latrobe Hospital
Latrobe, PA
Gross charge — - 44
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 45
Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 46
Commonwealth Health Regional Hospital of Scranton
Scranton, PA
Gross charge — - 47Gross charge —
- 48
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $143,846 - 49
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $182,650 - 50
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 51
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 52
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 53
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center
Enola, PA
Gross charge — - 54
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center
Lancaster, PA
Gross charge — - 55
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Macungie
Macungie, PA
Gross charge — - 56
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge — - 57
UPMC McKeesport
Mc Keesport, PA
Gross charge — - 58
UPMC Jameson (Acute Care)
New Castle, PA
Gross charge — - 59
UPMC Somerset
Somerset, PA
Gross charge — - 60
Reading Hospital
West Reading, PA
Gross charge — - 61
UPMC Williamsport
Williamsport, PA
Gross charge — - 62
UPMC Hamot
Erie, PA
Gross charge — - 63
UPMC Altoona
Altoona, PA
Gross charge — - 64
UPMC Northwest (Acute Care)
Seneca, PA
Gross charge — - 65
UPMC St. Margaret (Acute Care)
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge — - 66
UPMC Bedford
Everett, PA
Gross charge — - 67
Pottstown Hospital
Pottstown, PA
Gross charge — - 68
Phoenixville Hospital
Phoenixville, PA
Gross charge — - 69
Lehigh Valley Hospital (Acute Care)
Allentown, PA
Gross charge —Medicare pays (avg) $116,204 - 70
Bryn Mawr Hospital
Bryn Mawr, PA
Gross charge — - 71
Paoli Hospital
Paoli, PA
Gross charge — - 72
UPMC Horizon - Greenville
Greenville, PA
Gross charge — - 73
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Hazleton
Hazleton, PA
Gross charge — - 74
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono (Acute Care)
East Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 75
UPMC Hanover
Hanover, PA
Gross charge — - 76
UPMC East (Acute Care)
Monroeville, PA
Gross charge — - 77
Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City
Dickson City, PA
Gross charge — - 78
UPMC Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge — - 79
UPMC Cole
Coudersport, PA
Gross charge — - 80
UPMC Wellsboro
Wellsboro, PA
Gross charge —
21 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for tracheostomy with long-term ventilation (DRG 004). Prices range from $211,478 to $1,263,633 — roughly 6×. The cheapest is Heritage Valley Beaver in Beaver; the most expensive is Chestnut Hill Hospital in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $492,499.
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 tracheostomy with long-term ventilation 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 tracheostomy with long-term ventilation 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 tracheostomy with long-term ventilation in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 004 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.