At a glance
Philadelphia hospital prices span $1 to $131,609 across 160 shoppable procedures, drawn from 54 reporting hospitals across the metro area. Every price comes directly from federally mandated Machine-Readable Files under 45 CFR Part 180. ProcedureRadar last refreshed Philadelphia data in Apr 2026, with monthly updates ongoing.
By Kevin Monangai, Founder, ProcedureRadar.
City pages are how we answer what does healthcare actually cost where I live. We aggregate every procedure we cover, across every hospital in that metro, into one place. About 140 shoppable procedures, all sourced from federally mandated transparency files, all refreshed monthly. If you live there, this is the page we built for you.
Every shoppable procedure in Philadelphia, plotted by median price against how much prices vary across hospitals. Hover any point to see the procedure, median, and hospital spread. Click to view hospitals.
| Procedure | Category | Median Price | Low | High | Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urinalysis | lab | $3 | $2 | $45 | 28 |
| Blood Draw (Venipuncture) | lab | $5 | $1 | $22,822 | 25 |
| Weight Management Program | preventive | $5 | $3 | $350 | 7 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $7 | $3 | $125 | 23 |
| Hemoglobin A1C | lab | $8 | $5 | $327 | 21 |
| Liver Function Panel | lab | $8 | $5 | $313 | 21 |
| Basic Metabolic Panel (BMP) | lab | $8 | $5 | $5,138 | 23 |
| Moderate Sedation | other | $10 | $1 | $514 | 18 |
| Cholesterol Management | cardiac | $10 | $3 | $128 | 27 |
| COVID-19 Vaccination | preventive | $10 | $4 | $84 | 8 |
| Blood Test | lab | $12 | $6 | $466 | 33 |
| Thyroid Test (TSH) | lab | $16 | $6 | $551 | 22 |
| Flu Vaccination | preventive | $16 | $6 | $100 | 20 |
| Pap Smear | preventive | $17 | $4 | $169 | 25 |
| Pathology (Surgical Specimen) | lab | $18 | $5 | $530 | 23 |
| Prostate Cancer Screening | other | $18 | $11 | $584 | 27 |
| Chest X-Ray | imaging | $21 | $10 | $11,316 | 27 |
| Mammogram | preventive | $25 | $10 | $118 | 18 |
| Hospital Observation | other | $25 | $7 | $305 | 19 |
| Vitamin D Test | lab | $26 | $7 | $506 | 20 |
| Asthma Management | other | $28 | $11 | $811 | 31 |
| Ankle X-Ray | imaging | $29 | $12 | $812 | 23 |
| Foot X-Ray | imaging | $29 | $10 | $10,353 | 23 |
| Hand/Wrist X-Ray | imaging | $29 | $12 | $499 | 23 |
| Annual Wellness Visit (Established) | preventive | $30 | $10 | $132 | 6 |
| Shoulder X-Ray | imaging | $32 | $17 | $942 | 22 |
| Therapeutic Injection | preventive | $33 | $13 | $1,382 | 22 |
| Hip/Pelvis X-Ray | imaging | $36 | $11 | $738 | 23 |
| Newborn Care | obstetric | $36 | $23 | $48 | 2 |
| X-Ray of the Knee | imaging | $37 | $17 | $499 | 23 |
| Skin Tag Removal | other | $38 | $6 | $447 | 21 |
| IV Hydration | therapy | $38 | $6 | $1,357 | 21 |
| Annual Wellness Visit (New) | preventive | $39 | $10 | $132 | 7 |
| IV Drug Infusion | therapy | $39 | $13 | $319 | 20 |
| Blood Pressure Monitoring | other | $39 | $23 | $145 | 8 |
| Hypertension Management | cardiac | $40 | $7 | $255 | 21 |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $41 | $11 | $136 | 22 |
| Intermediate Joint Injection | surgery | $42 | $10 | $2,110 | 21 |
| Lipid Panel | lab | $46 | $46 | $46 | 1 |
| Urgent Care Visit | other | $48 | $10 | $567 | 21 |
| Diabetes Management | other | $48 | $4 | $378 | 21 |
| Occupational Therapy | therapy | $50 | $10 | $829 | 31 |
| EKG (Electrocardiogram) | cardiac | $53 | $2 | $1,031 | 33 |
| Hospital Follow-up Care | other | $53 | $37 | $55 | 4 |
| Skin Lesion Destruction | other | $60 | $2 | $254 | 17 |
| Allergy Testing Panel | diagnostic | $62 | $2 | $494 | 11 |
| Physical Therapy | therapy | $64 | $6 | $576 | 32 |
| Bone Density Scan | imaging | $64 | $10 | $506 | 28 |
| Vision Exam | other | $65 | $11 | $116 | 11 |
| Chemotherapy Administration | other | $67 | $1 | $348 | 21 |
| Thyroid Panel (TSH) | lab | $68 | $68 | $68 | 1 |
| Pelvic Ultrasound | imaging | $73 | $19 | $590 | 22 |
| Hospital Admission | other | $74 | $48 | $78 | 5 |
| Dental Cleaning | other | $81 | $10 | $151 | 2 |
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | lab | $81 | $81 | $81 | 1 |
| Hospital Discharge | other | $82 | $21 | $82 | 3 |
| Abdominal Ultrasound | imaging | $83 | $17 | $4,401 | 31 |
| Skin Biopsy | other | $87 | $10 | $927 | 15 |
| Obstetric Ultrasound | imaging | $91 | $40 | $1,012 | 20 |
| Emergency Room Visit | emergency | $95 | $2 | $1,380 | 27 |
| Stress Test | cardiac | $100 | $5 | $10,250 | 29 |
| Small Joint Injection | surgery | $100 | $10 | $1,091 | 21 |
| Trigger Point Injection | therapy | $100 | $10 | $1,228 | 22 |
| Mole Removal | other | $100 | $22 | $3,192 | 19 |
| Wisdom Tooth Extraction | other | $100 | $100 | $100 | 1 |
| Comprehensive Metabolic Panel | lab | $101 | $101 | $101 | 1 |
| Laceration Repair | emergency | $105 | $9 | $2,937 | 22 |
| Mental Health Evaluation | therapy | $111 | $58 | $413 | 13 |
| Hydration IV Infusion Init | surgery | $116 | $116 | $116 | 1 |
| Cortisone Shot (Joint Injection) | surgery | $118 | $7 | $1,296 | 24 |
| PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) | lab | $128 | $128 | $128 | 1 |
| Hepatic Function Panel | lab | $130 | $130 | $130 | 1 |
| Carotid Ultrasound | imaging | $131 | $25 | $975 | 20 |
| CT Head | imaging | $136 | $10 | $7,531 | 32 |
| CT Spine | imaging | $141 | $4 | $4,188 | 22 |
| Thoracentesis | other | $143 | $10 | $2,226 | 21 |
| IUD Insertion | other | $146 | $10 | $4,498 | 25 |
| CT Chest | imaging | $158 | $10 | $1,725 | 27 |
| Occupational Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $159 | $159 | $159 | 1 |
| Toenail Removal | surgery | $164 | $9 | $8,686 | 21 |
| ACL Reconstruction | surgery | $171 | $22 | $15,302 | 19 |
| Laryngoscopy | other | $180 | $3 | $11,818 | 27 |
| COPD Management | other | $184 | $10 | $19,661 | 28 |
| Bronchoscopy | diagnostic | $189 | $6 | $2,212 | 16 |
| Physical Therapy Evaluation | therapy | $196 | $196 | $196 | 1 |
| Abscess Drainage (I&D) | emergency | $197 | $3 | $5,944 | 23 |
| Prostate Biopsy | other | $197 | $48 | $7,868 | 19 |
| Radiation Therapy | other | $207 | $10 | $36,194 | 30 |
| Central Line Insertion | other | $208 | $9 | $3,244 | 21 |
| Cystoscopy | diagnostic | $225 | $10 | $10,353 | 24 |
| DEXA Bone Density Scan | imaging | $233 | $233 | $233 | 1 |
| Prenatal Care | obstetric | $260 | $21 | $409 | 3 |
| MRI Spine | imaging | $269 | $12 | $3,661 | 28 |
| IV Infusion, 1st Hr | surgery | $274 | $274 | $274 | 1 |
| Sleep Study (Polysomnography) | diagnostic | $278 | $9 | $6,674 | 24 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis | imaging | $306 | $22 | $4,495 | 26 |
| MRI of the Shoulder | imaging | $307 | $10 | $3,655 | 26 |
| Colonoscopy with Polypectomy | other | $309 | $20 | $5,781 | 20 |
| MRI of the Abdomen | imaging | $311 | $3 | $11,819 | 26 |
| Echocardiogram | imaging | $317 | $22 | $8,462 | 32 |
| MRI of the Knee | imaging | $328 | $22 | $3,620 | 26 |
| Paracentesis | diagnostic | $332 | $47 | $2,110 | 22 |
| MRI of the Brain | imaging | $332 | $22 | $3,637 | 29 |
| Breast Biopsy | other | $333 | $10 | $3,530 | 28 |
| Lumbar Spine X-Ray | imaging | $339 | $339 | $339 | 1 |
| Circumcision | surgery | $346 | $22 | $10,353 | 16 |
| Hip Bilateral 2 V | other | $346 | $346 | $346 | 1 |
| Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap) | other | $348 | $10 | $32,500 | 22 |
| ERCP (Gallstone Removal) | other | $363 | $10 | $10,602 | 25 |
| Vitamin D Level | lab | $364 | $364 | $364 | 1 |
| Critical Care | emergency | $404 | $1 | $2,862 | 21 |
| LASIK Eye Surgery | other | $409 | $238 | $3,976 | 11 |
| Epidural Steroid Injection | other | $414 | $37 | $3,646 | 19 |
| Wound Debridement | surgery | $418 | $10 | $42,397 | 25 |
| Postpartum Care | obstetric | $449 | $132 | $464 | 3 |
| Tonsillectomy | surgery | $465 | $66 | $9,520 | 10 |
| Carpal Tunnel Release | surgery | $493 | $22 | $17,760 | 18 |
| Vasectomy | surgery | $510 | $9 | $10,353 | 10 |
| Hysteroscopy | other | $526 | $22 | $6,472 | 16 |
| Dialysis | other | $652 | $53 | $25,185 | 30 |
| PET Scan | imaging | $690 | $10 | $3,567 | 18 |
| Endoscopy | preventive | $699 | $10 | $6,242 | 25 |
| Colonoscopy | preventive | $800 | $35 | $5,270 | 24 |
| Kidney Stone Removal | other | $814 | $10 | $32,957 | 29 |
| Total Hip Replacement | surgery | $865 | $12 | $27,067 | 30 |
| Knee Arthroscopy | other | $870 | $22 | $17,760 | 15 |
| Endometrial Ablation | other | $918 | $19 | $10,353 | 10 |
| Cardiac Stress Test | cardiac | $1,080 | $1,080 | $1,080 | 1 |
| Carotid Duplex Ultrasound | imaging | $1,115 | $1,115 | $1,115 | 1 |
| Shoulder Surgery | surgery | $1,313 | $22 | $19,319 | 17 |
| Gastric Sleeve (Weight Loss Surgery) | other | $1,412 | $753 | $4,330 | 7 |
| Septoplasty | surgery | $1,566 | $100 | $6,000 | 10 |
| Cardiac Ablation | other | $1,582 | $10 | $46,011 | 24 |
| CABG (Heart Bypass Surgery) | other | $1,582 | $10 | $18,694 | 19 |
| Laminectomy (Back Decompression) | other | $1,626 | $22 | $20,126 | 16 |
| Bunionectomy | other | $1,652 | $100 | $10,353 | 14 |
| CT Scan of the Chest | imaging | $1,725 | $1,725 | $1,725 | 1 |
| CT Cervical Spine without Contrast | imaging | $1,747 | $1,747 | $1,747 | 1 |
| Spinal Fusion | surgery | $1,812 | $80 | $72,603 | 27 |
| Ankle Surgery | other | $1,832 | $100 | $10,353 | 14 |
| Cardiac Catheterization | cardiac | $1,839 | $10 | $34,684 | 29 |
| Cataract Surgery | surgery | $1,917 | $100 | $9,240 | 9 |
| Vaginal Delivery | obstetric | $2,184 | $80 | $12,149 | 28 |
| Thyroidectomy | surgery | $2,226 | $102 | $10,353 | 9 |
| Hip Arthroscopy | other | $2,250 | $138 | $7,221 | 8 |
| MRI of the Lower Back (Lumbar) | imaging | $2,351 | $2,351 | $2,351 | 1 |
| Tubal Ligation | surgery | $2,630 | $48 | $10,103 | 6 |
| Angioplasty with Stent (PCI) | other | $2,876 | $10 | $111,321 | 27 |
| Heart Valve Replacement | other | $2,906 | $10 | $131,609 | 24 |
| Lumpectomy (Breast) | surgery | $2,999 | $100 | $10,353 | 8 |
| C-Section (Cesarean Delivery) | obstetric | $3,000 | $10 | $19,615 | 29 |
| CT Abdomen and Pelvis without Contrast | imaging | $3,176 | $3,176 | $3,176 | 1 |
| Hernia Repair | surgery | $3,568 | $80 | $39,793 | 22 |
| Gallbladder Removal (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $4,084 | $55 | $50,395 | 26 |
| Appendectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $5,450 | $48 | $34,353 | 25 |
| Hernia Repair (Umbilical) | surgery | $5,654 | $954 | $10,353 | 2 |
| Hysterectomy (Laparoscopic) | surgery | $8,703 | $16 | $75,432 | 23 |
| Pacemaker Insertion | cardiac | $10,282 | $10 | $41,424 | 29 |
| Prostatectomy | other | $10,824 | $16 | $42,364 | 24 |
| Total Knee Replacement | surgery | $13,113 | $5 | $47,099 | 27 |
Every shoppable procedure with real Philadelphia pricing data across 54 hospitals. Sort by median price, variability, or number of reporting hospitals.
Ranked by their median price position across all reporting procedures, relative to the Philadelphia metro median. Lower index scores mean consistently cheaper.
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Pricing data sourced from federally mandated hospital Machine-Readable Files.
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