Back Problems (without major complications) cost in Philadelphia, PA

MS-DRG 552 · 8 hospitals in Philadelphia

Charges here run from $30,632 to $118,763 — a difference of $88,131 for the same coded procedure, in the same city.

The typical Pennsylvania hospital charges $38,737.

Hospitals in Philadelphia, cheapest first

Hospital	Charged	Actually paid	Patients
C Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA	$30,632 21% below the state average	$9,083	11
B Jefferson Health- Northeast Philadelphia, PA	$30,796 21% below the state average	$8,980	61
C Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital Philadelphia, PA	$40,673 5% above the state average	$13,155	17
C Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Philadelphia, PA	$63,095 63% above the state average	$13,186	43
D Pennsylvania Hospital Philadelphia, PA	$64,335 66% above the state average	$9,783	18
F Penn Presbyterian Medical Center Philadelphia, PA	$67,559 74% above the state average	$10,335	26
F Hospital Of Univ Of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA	$83,537 116% above the state average	$12,728	22
F Temple University Hospital Philadelphia, PA	$118,763 207% above the state average	$13,342	24

These are the averages each hospital reported to Medicare, not a quote for you. Before treatment, ask each hospital for a written good-faith estimate — you are entitled to one if you are uninsured or paying yourself.