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Artery Puncture Collection of Blood Sample Cost in Pennsylvania
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 73 Pennsylvania hospitals. CPT 36600. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $126
📉 Low $7.38
📈 High $937
🏥 73 hospitals
🏛️ 57 with insurance contracts
🇺🇸 Medicare $27.20
Hospital comparison — Pennsylvania
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 73 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Medicare | Humana | Medicaid | BCBS | TRICARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL ERIE |
$7.38 | $14.30 | $18.85 | $23.67 | $14.65 | $149 | — | $147 | — |
| AHN JEFFERSON HOSPITAL JEFFERSON HILLS |
$7.79 | $15.60 | $18.85 | $23.67 | $14.65 | $131 | — | — | — |
| AHN CANONSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL CANONSBURG |
$9.02 | $13.00 | $18.85 | $23.67 | $14.65 | $131 | — | — | — |
| AHN FORBES HOSPITAL MONROEVILLE |
$9.02 | $15.60 | $18.85 | $23.67 | $14.65 | $131 | — | — | — |
| AHN ALLEGHENY VALLEY HOSPITAL NATRONA HEIGHTS |
$9.43 | $13.00 | $18.85 | $23.67 | $14.65 | $131 | — | — | — |
| AHN GROVE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GROVE CITY |
$9.43 | $13.00 | $18.85 | $23.67 | $14.65 | $131 | — | — | — |
| AHN ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL PITTSBURGH |
$9.84 | $15.60 | $18.85 | $23.67 | $14.65 | $131 | — | — | — |
| AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD |
$10.66 | $129 | $18.85 | $23.67 | $14.65 | $131 | — | — | — |
| WEST PENN HOSPITAL PITTSBURGH |
$11.07 | $15.60 | $18.85 | $23.67 | $14.65 | $131 | — | — | — |
| PENN HIGHLANDS MON VALLEY HOSPITAL COUNTRY CLUB RD. MONONGAHELA |
$19.80 | $14.04 | $14.37 | — | $13.95 | $14.37 | $13.00 | $13.11 | — |
| CHILDRENS HOME OF PITTSBURGH & LEMIEUX FAMILY CENTER PITTSBURGH |
$20.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARNES-KASSON COUNTY HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA |
$24.50 | $40.00 | $42.91 | $53.53 | $40.00 | $30.86 | $8.82 | — | — |
| CONEMAUGH NASON MEDICAL CENTER ROARING SPRING |
$31.20 | $100 | $100 | $59.00 | $100 | $100 | — | $100 | $100 |
| JEFFERSON ABINGTON HOSPITAL ABINGTON |
$32.64 | $19.41 | $32.00 | $531 | — | — | $14.30 | — | — |
| BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER RENOVO |
$56.56 | $26.01 | — | $300 | $25.49 | $25.74 | — | $78.78 | — |
| WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL YORK |
$73.60 | $44.20 | $86.57 | $82.13 | $126 | — | $16.25 | — | — |
| WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL YORK |
$73.60 | $44.20 | $86.57 | $82.13 | $126 | — | $16.25 | — | — |
| WELLSPAN GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL GETTYSBURG |
$73.60 | $44.20 | — | — | $125 | — | $16.25 | — | — |
| WELLSPAN SURGERY AND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL YORK |
$73.60 | $44.20 | $83.54 | $82.47 | $125 | — | $16.25 | — | — |
| CONEMAUGH MEYERSDALE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL DRIVE MEYERSDALE |
$74.00 | $39.52 | $38.00 | $61.60 | — | — | — | $157 | $38.00 |
| CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER HAIDA AVENUE HASTINGS |
$75.20 | $20.80 | $20.00 | $61.60 | — | — | — | $1.98 | $20.00 |
| GUTHRIE ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL SAYRE |
$82.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTHRIE ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL, TOWANDA CAMPUS TOWANDA |
$82.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| GUTHRIE TROY COMMUNITY HOSPITAL TROY |
$82.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL DARBY |
$85.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAZARETH HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$85.15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HERITAGE VALLEY BEAVER BEAVER |
$87.75 | $13.00 | $18.20 | $101 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HERITAGE VALLEY SEWICKLEY MCKEES ROCKS |
$87.75 | $13.00 | $16.90 | $101 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JOHNSTOWN |
$93.60 | $55.40 | $59.80 | $60.00 | — | — | — | $19.33 | $100 |
| PAM SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF WILKES-BARRE WILKES-BARRE |
$97.10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER LANGHORNE |
$105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UPMC WELLSBORO WELLSBORO |
$106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WELLSPAN EVANGELICAL COMMUNITY HOSPITAL LEWISBURG |
$122 | $124 | $124 | — | $124 | $124 | $14.30 | — | — |
| WELLSPAN WAYNESBORO HOSPITAL WAYNESBORO |
$125 | $105 | $137 | $114 | $13.65 | — | $13.72 | — | — |
| WELLSPAN CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL CHAMBERSBURG |
$125 | $105 | $133 | $116 | $133 | — | $16.25 | — | — |
| CLARION HOSPITAL CLARION |
$126 | $128 | $124 | $124 | $124 | — | $13.00 | — | $124 |
| LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL BRISTOL |
$130 | — | $131 | $316 | $131 | $105 | — | $26.98 | $131 |
| SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NORRISTOWN |
$136 | — | $136 | $322 | $136 | $109 | — | $26.98 | $136 |
| FRICK HOSPITAL MT PLESANT |
$148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LATROBE HOSPITAL LATROBE |
$148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL GREEENSBURG |
$148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL EAST NORRITON |
$151 | $135 | $130 | $133 | — | $128 | — | — | — |
| FRED AND MINERVA BRAEMER HEART CENTER PHILADELPHIA |
$151 | $139 | $134 | $137 | — | $131 | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON BUCKS HOSPITAL LANGHORNE |
$151 | $22.40 | $1,181 | $531 | — | — | $17.59 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON LANSDALE HOSPITAL LANSDALE |
$153 | $22.40 | $1,181 | $531 | — | — | $17.59 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON FRANKFORD HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$157 | $22.40 | $1,181 | $531 | — | — | $17.59 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON TORRESDALE HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$157 | $22.40 | $1,181 | $531 | — | — | $17.59 | — | — |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$157 | $24.64 | — | $1,110 | — | — | $10.35 | — | — |
| JEFFERSON METHODIST HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$157 | $24.64 | — | $1,110 | — | — | $10.35 | — | — |
| BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BUTLER |
$158 | $14.95 | $13.00 | $283 | $124 | $129 | $13.00 | — | $124 |
| MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$160 | $17.17 | — | — | — | — | $23.27 | — | — |
| WARREN GENERAL HOSPITAL CRESCENT PARK WEST WARREN |
$173 | $63.00 | $100 | $60.00 | — | $101 | — | $100 | $60.00 |
| UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL UNIONTOWN |
$185 | $11.53 | $129 | $90.00 | $129 | $135 | — | $237 | — |
| SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING WYOMISSING |
$192 | $118 | $1,492 | — | — | — | — | $816 | $122 |
| PENN STATE HEALTH HOLY SPIRIT MEDICAL CENTER CAMP HILL |
$200 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WELLSPAN EPHRATA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL EPHRATA |
$206 | $44.20 | $131 | $157 | $45.41 | — | $16.25 | — | — |
| PENN STATE HEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BERNVILLE ROAD READING |
$218 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDIANA |
$221 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FULTON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PEACH ORCHARD RD. MC CONNELLSBURG |
$225 | $46.00 | $90.00 | $30.80 | $100 | $26.08 | — | $40.00 | — |
| PENN STATE HEALTH LANCASTER MEDICAL CENTER STATE ROAD LANCASTER |
$243 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 36600, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $121 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 73 Pennsylvania hospitals above publish for Artery puncture collection of blood sample — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Medicare reimbursement benchmark
For CPT 36600 in Pennsylvania, Medicare reimburses about $27.20 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Pennsylvania range from $7.38 to $937 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 4.6x what Medicare pays. If a self-pay quote you receive is more than 2-3x the Medicare rate, ask the hospital for the cash-discount price in writing.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does artery puncture collection of blood sample cost in Pennsylvania?
- Cash prices for artery puncture collection of blood sample (CPT 36600) in Pennsylvania range from $7.38 to $937, with a median of $126. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest artery puncture collection of blood sample in Pennsylvania?
- The cheapest Pennsylvania hospital published cash price for this procedure is $7.38. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each Pennsylvania facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 36600 (Heart & Vascular). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.