X-ray of Shoulder, 1 View Cost in Pennsylvania
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 78 Pennsylvania hospitals. CPT 73020. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
Hospital comparison — Pennsylvania
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 78 hospitals.
| Hospital | Cash | Aetna | UHC | Cigna | Medicare | Humana | BCBS | Medicaid | TRICARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL ERIE |
$3.78 | $15.96 | $10.76 | $11.80 | $98.67 | $102 | $101 | — | — |
| AHN JEFFERSON HOSPITAL JEFFERSON HILLS |
$3.99 | $17.41 | $10.76 | $11.80 | $87.25 | $89.79 | — | — | — |
| AHN FORBES HOSPITAL MONROEVILLE |
$4.62 | $17.41 | $10.76 | $11.80 | $87.25 | $89.79 | — | — | — |
| AHN CANONSBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL CANONSBURG |
$4.62 | $14.51 | $10.76 | $11.80 | $87.25 | $89.79 | — | — | — |
| AHN ALLEGHENY VALLEY HOSPITAL NATRONA HEIGHTS |
$4.83 | $14.51 | $10.76 | $11.80 | $87.25 | $89.79 | — | — | — |
| AHN GROVE CITY MEDICAL CENTER GROVE CITY |
$4.83 | $14.51 | $10.76 | $11.80 | $87.25 | $89.79 | — | — | — |
| AHN ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL PITTSBURGH |
$5.04 | $17.41 | $10.76 | $11.80 | $89.79 | $89.79 | — | — | — |
| AHN WEXFORD HOSPITAL WEXFORD |
$5.46 | $88.09 | $10.76 | $11.80 | $87.25 | $89.79 | — | — | — |
| WEST PENN HOSPITAL PITTSBURGH |
$5.67 | $17.41 | $10.76 | $11.80 | $87.25 | $89.79 | — | — | — |
| PENN HIGHLANDS MON VALLEY HOSPITAL COUNTRY CLUB RD. MONONGAHELA |
$7.20 | $1.85 | $7.16 | — | $6.95 | $7.16 | $6.53 | — | — |
| BUCKTAIL MEDICAL CENTER RENOVO |
$14.00 | $8.25 | — | $6.94 | $7.03 | $8.16 | $19.50 | — | — |
| ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER LANGHORNE |
$16.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BARNES-KASSON COUNTY HOSPITAL SUSQUEHANNA |
$17.50 | $40.00 | $42.91 | $53.53 | $40.00 | $30.86 | — | $8.82 | — |
| JEFFERSON ABINGTON HOSPITAL ABINGTON |
$25.98 | $11.08 | $14.00 | — | $28.00 | — | — | $8.16 | — |
| ALLIED SERVICES SCRANTON REHAB HOSPITAL SCRANTON |
$37.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ALLIED SERVICES WILKES-BARRE REHAB HOSPITAL WILKES-BARRE TOWNSHIP |
$37.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WARREN GENERAL HOSPITAL CRESCENT PARK WEST WARREN |
$49.50 | $63.00 | $100 | $60.00 | — | $101 | $100 | — | $60.00 |
| HERITAGE VALLEY SEWICKLEY MCKEES ROCKS |
$51.57 | $14.51 | $18.86 | $33.91 | — | — | — | — | — |
| HERITAGE VALLEY BEAVER BEAVER |
$51.57 | $14.51 | $20.31 | $33.91 | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONEMAUGH MINERS MEDICAL CENTER HAIDA AVENUE HASTINGS |
$64.00 | $20.80 | $20.00 | $61.60 | — | — | $3.15 | — | $20.00 |
| CONEMAUGH NASON MEDICAL CENTER ROARING SPRING |
$72.00 | $18.76 | $71.68 | $41.20 | $100 | $100 | $100 | — | $100 |
| UNIONTOWN HOSPITAL UNIONTOWN |
$78.50 | $5.51 | $84.35 | $90.00 | $84.35 | $88.57 | $155 | — | — |
| FRICK HOSPITAL MT PLESANT |
$80.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| LATROBE HOSPITAL LATROBE |
$80.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WESTMORELAND HOSPITAL GREEENSBURG |
$80.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL HOSPITAL JOHNSTOWN |
$82.00 | $104 | $59.80 | $100 | — | — | $30.79 | — | $100 |
| CONEMAUGH MEYERSDALE MEDICAL CENTER HOSPITAL DRIVE MEYERSDALE |
$84.80 | $39.52 | $38.00 | $61.60 | — | — | $80.34 | — | $38.00 |
| LOWER BUCKS HOSPITAL BRISTOL |
$85.00 | — | $16.40 | $207 | $85.61 | $68.49 | $60.85 | $14.51 | $85.61 |
| SUBURBAN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NORRISTOWN |
$88.00 | — | $16.40 | $210 | $88.96 | $71.17 | $60.85 | $14.51 | $88.96 |
| ROTHMAN ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALTY HOSPITAL BENSALEM |
$91.34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JEFFERSON BUCKS HOSPITAL LANGHORNE |
$98.94 | $25.00 | $78.98 | $36.11 | $73.56 | $78.98 | — | $19.63 | $77.43 |
| JEFFERSON LANSDALE HOSPITAL LANSDALE |
$100 | $25.00 | $80.10 | $36.11 | $78.53 | $80.10 | — | $19.63 | $78.53 |
| JEFFERSON METHODIST HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$103 | $27.50 | $82.07 | $36.11 | $80.46 | $82.07 | — | $19.63 | $80.46 |
| THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$103 | $27.50 | $82.07 | $36.11 | $80.46 | $82.07 | — | $19.63 | $80.46 |
| JEFFERSON TORRESDALE HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$103 | $25.00 | $82.07 | $36.11 | $76.44 | $82.07 | — | $19.63 | $80.46 |
| JEFFERSON FRANKFORD HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$103 | $25.00 | $82.07 | $36.11 | $76.44 | $82.07 | — | $19.63 | $80.46 |
| JEFFERSON EINSTEIN MONTGOMERY HOSPITAL EAST NORRITON |
$103 | $40.89 | $21.61 | $36.11 | — | $87.17 | — | — | — |
| FRED AND MINERVA BRAEMER HEART CENTER PHILADELPHIA |
$103 | $40.89 | $21.61 | $36.11 | — | $89.77 | — | — | — |
| MAGEE REHABILITATION HOSPITAL PHILADELPHIA |
$104 | $19.17 | $81.76 | $85.03 | $89.94 | $83.40 | — | $25.97 | — |
| PENN STATE HEALTH HOLY SPIRIT MEDICAL CENTER CAMP HILL |
$105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HOLY REDEEMER HOSPITAL MEADOWBROOK |
$106 | $92.40 | $90.00 | $92.40 | — | — | $65.64 | — | — |
| CLARION HOSPITAL CLARION |
$112 | $87.24 | $84.70 | $84.70 | $84.70 | — | — | — | $84.71 |
| PENN STATE HEALTH ST. JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER BERNVILLE ROAD READING |
$114 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| INDIANA REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER INDIANA |
$120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| SURGICAL INSTITUTE OF READING WYOMISSING |
$126 | $86.58 | $80.90 | — | — | — | $14.46 | — | $230 |
| PENN STATE HEALTH LANCASTER MEDICAL CENTER STATE ROAD LANCASTER |
$128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PENN STATE HEALTH HAMPDEN MEDICAL CENTER ENOLA |
$138 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BUTLER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL BUTLER |
$140 | $52.56 | $84.70 | $194 | $84.70 | $88.09 | — | — | $84.71 |
| PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH STEUBENVILLE PIKE OAKDALE |
$147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| PAM HEALTH SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF PITTSBURGH STEUBENVILLE PIKE OAKDALE |
$147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WELLSPAN GETTYSBURG HOSPITAL GETTYSBURG |
$154 | $49.33 | — | — | $89.18 | — | — | $18.14 | — |
| EDGEWOOD SURGICAL HOSPITAL TRANSFER |
$172 | $83.07 | $82.66 | $103 | $82.66 | — | $134 | — | — |
| WELLSPAN SURGERY AND REHABILITATION HOSPITAL YORK |
$178 | $74.56 | $89.50 | $199 | $85.24 | — | — | $18.14 | — |
| WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL YORK |
$178 | $74.56 | $90.52 | $198 | $86.21 | — | — | $18.14 | — |
| WELLSPAN YORK HOSPITAL YORK |
$178 | $74.56 | $90.52 | $198 | $86.21 | — | — | $18.14 | — |
| MOUNT NITTANY MEDICAL CENTER STATE COLLEGE |
$180 | $103 | $105 | $103 | — | $105 | $107 | — | — |
| MERCY FITZGERALD HOSPITAL DARBY |
$205 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| FULTON COUNTY MEDICAL CENTER PEACH ORCHARD RD. MC CONNELLSBURG |
$207 | $46.00 | $90.00 | $30.80 | $100 | $20.42 | $40.00 | — | — |
| WAYNE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PARK ST. HONESDALE |
$229 | $75.00 | $70.00 | $70.00 | — | $100 | $40.00 | — | $100 |
| GUTHRIE ROBERT PACKER HOSPITAL, TOWANDA CAMPUS TOWANDA |
$239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
That is the median of what the 78 Pennsylvania hospitals above publish for X-ray of shoulder, 1 view — 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 73020 in Pennsylvania, Medicare reimburses about $21.48 on the 2026 Physician Fee Schedule (non-facility, state average across localities). Hospital cash prices for the same code in Pennsylvania range from $3.78 to $890 — that means hospital cash prices are typically 5.3x 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 x-ray of shoulder, 1 view cost in Pennsylvania?
- Cash prices for x-ray of shoulder, 1 view (CPT 73020) in Pennsylvania range from $3.78 to $890, with a median of $114. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest x-ray of shoulder, 1 view in Pennsylvania?
- The cheapest Pennsylvania hospital published cash price for this procedure is $3.78. 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.