Penn State Health
6 hospitals across 1 state, 1,341 beds. 6 cost-rated.
2.5Average rating of 4
11 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
12 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
43 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
04 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Every Penn State Health hospital, cheapest first
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
1 of 4 dollar signs, well below average charges
Well below average
2.5× markup
Lancaster Medical Center
2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges
Below average
3.8× markup
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
4.2× markup
Holy Spirit Hospital
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
5.5× markup
St. Joseph Medical Center
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
5.1× markup
Hampden Medical Center
3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges
Above average
4.3× markup
A health system's hospitals often price very differently from one another, because charge structures are set locally. A system-level average hides that, so the list above is per hospital.