Heart Failure Cost in Pennsylvania — Compare All Hospitals
Hospitalization for heart failure with complications, the most common cardiology admission in the U.S.
What this hospital charge usually covers
The gross-charge number above is the hospital's facility bill for heart failure. Here's what's typically inside that price (typical inpatient stay: 4–6 days):
Included in the hospital bill
- Inpatient cardiac monitoring
- IV diuretics and other heart-failure medications during admission
- Echocardiogram and other cardiac imaging
- Routine labs (BNP, electrolytes, kidney function)
Usually billed separately
- Cardiologist and hospitalist professional fees (billed separately)
- Outpatient cardiology follow-up after discharge
- Cardiac rehab program (if indicated)
- Long-term medications (diuretics, ACE inhibitors, beta-blockers, SGLT2 inhibitors)
Quality signals to check before picking a hospital
Price alone won't tell you which hospital does heart failure best. These are the CMS quality measures that matter most for this specific procedure. Click any hospital below for its full profile, then look for these:
Heart-Failure Mortality (30-day)
How often patients admitted for heart failure survive 30 days. The headline outcome.
Heart-Failure Readmissions
Heart failure is the most-readmitted condition in U.S. hospitals. Lower means better discharge planning and outpatient care coordination.
Patient Experience (HCAHPS)
Clear discharge communication on weight monitoring, fluid limits, and medication timing prevents many readmissions.
When the cheapest hospital may not be the best fit
The list below sorts by price. For heart failure, the lowest price isn't automatically the best fit — these are situations where it's worth weighing additional factors against price. None of the below is medical advice; talk to your doctor about what applies to your specific situation.
- If you have advanced heart failure (low ejection fraction, prior hospitalizations), an advanced heart-failure program may be worth additional cost.
- If you're being considered for an LVAD or heart transplant, an academic medical center with a transplant program is typically the right setting.
Questions to ask your hospital or insurer
The gross charge is the starting point. These are the procedure-specific questions to ask before you commit:
- Will any of my physicians (cardiologist, hospitalist) be out-of-network?
- What outpatient cardiology follow-up is scheduled? Is it in-network?
- Is there a heart-failure transitions-of-care program at this hospital?
Hospitals ranked by gross charge
- 1
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care)
Darby, PA
Gross charge $13,543Cash pay $8,803 - 2
Nazareth Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $13,543Cash pay $8,803 - 3
St. Mary Medical Center
Langhorne, PA
Gross charge $13,543Cash pay $8,803 - 4
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center
Roaring Spring, PA
Gross charge $13,562Cash pay $5,425 - 5
Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center - Main Campus
Johnstown, PA
Gross charge $13,562Cash pay $5,425 - 6
Conemaugh Meyersdale Medical Center
Meyersdale, PA
Gross charge $13,562Cash pay $5,425 - 7
Conemaugh Miners Medical Center
Hastings, PA
Gross charge $13,562Cash pay $5,425 - 8
St. Clair Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Gross charge $20,793Cash pay $6,223 - 9
Fulton County Medical Center
Mcconnellsburg, PA
Gross charge $34,396Cash pay $24,077 - 10
Geisinger-Community Medical Center
Scranton, PA
Gross charge $62,309Cash pay $38,631 - 11
Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital
Bloomsburg, PA
Gross charge $62,309Cash pay $38,631 - 12
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
Gross charge $62,309Cash pay $38,631 - 13
Geisinger-Lewistown Hospital
Lewistown, PA
Gross charge $62,309Cash pay $38,631 - 14
Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center
Wilkes Barre, PA
Gross charge $62,309Cash pay $38,631 - 15
Geisinger Medical Center Muncy
Muncy, PA
Gross charge $62,309Cash pay $38,631 - 16
Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital
Jersey Shore, PA
Gross charge $62,309Cash pay $38,631 - 17
Chestnut Hill Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $67,248Cash pay $9,935 - 18
Wayne Memorial Hospital (Acute Care)
Honesdale, PA
Gross charge $72,652Cash pay $58,122 - 19
Temple University Hospital - Main Campus
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge $98,243Cash pay $9,935 - 20
Jefferson Lansdale Hospital
Lansdale, PA
Gross charge — - 21
St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus
Quakertown, PA
Gross charge — - 22
Wellspan York Hospital
York, PA
Gross charge — - 23
St Lukes Hospital Bethlehem
Bethlehem, PA
Gross charge — - 24
St. Luke's Grand View Hospital - Sellersville
Sellersville, PA
Gross charge — - 25
WellSpan Gettysburg Hospital
Gettysburg, PA
Gross charge — - 26
WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Lebanon, PA
Gross charge — - 27
Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center
Meadowbrook, PA
Gross charge — - 28
Meadville Medical Center (Acute Care)
Meadville, PA
Gross charge — - 29
Jefferson Health- Northeast
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 30
Wellspan Waynesboro Hospital
Waynesboro, PA
Gross charge — - 31
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,913 - 32
WellSpan Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg, PA
Gross charge — - 33
St. Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 34
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Gross charge — - 35
Crozer Chester Medical Center
Upland, PA
Gross charge — - 36
St. Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus
Coaldale, PA
Gross charge — - 37
WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital
Ephrata, PA
Gross charge — - 38
Jefferson Abington Hospital
Abington, PA
Gross charge — - 39
Surgical Institute of Reading
Wyomissing, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $8,381 - 40
St. Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus
Easton, PA
Gross charge — - 41Gross charge —
- 42
Jefferson Einstein Montgomery Hospital
East Norriton, PA
Gross charge —Cash pay $11,913 - 43
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus
Stroudsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 44
Geisinger St. Luke's Hospital
Orwigsburg, PA
Gross charge — - 45
St. Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus
Lehighton, PA
Gross charge — - 46
Titusville Area Hospital
Titusville, PA
Gross charge —
19 Pennsylvania hospitals publish gross charges for heart failure (DRG 292). Prices range from $13,543 to $98,243 — roughly $84,700 apart. The cheapest is Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital (Acute Care) in Darby; the most expensive is Temple University Hospital - Main Campus in Philadelphia. The state average sits at $43,388.
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 heart failure 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 heart failure 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 heart failure in volume, haven't published a usable price for DRG 292 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.