Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center prices. From its own published file.

Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center in Reading, PA publishes its standard charges as required by federal rule. Here's what it lists for common services, and how to check your bill against it.

8,849prices published

Mar 2026file last updated

$5,486cash price for knee arthroscopy (list $21,090)

Common services

Service	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay
Emergency visit, moderate (level 3) `99283`	$468	$1,800	$236–$1,509
Emergency visit, high (level 4) `99284`	$720	$2,768	$361–$2,307
Emergency visit, highest (level 5) `99285`	$1,037	$3,985	$515–$3,292
Comprehensive metabolic panel `80053`	$17.95	$69.00	$8.98–$55.20
Basic metabolic panel `80048`	$14.31	$55.00	$7.19–$44.00
Complete blood count (CBC) `85025`	$13.27	$51.00	$6.60–$40.80
Blood draw (venipuncture) `36415`	$15.35	$59.00	$7.94–$47.20
Urinalysis `81001`	$5.46	$21.00	$2.69–$16.80
Troponin (heart test) `84484`	$21.07	$81.00	$10.60–$64.80
EKG tracing `93005`	$100	$386	$51.00–$326
Chest X-ray, 2 views `71046`	$114	$440	$75.23–$481
CT head without contrast `70450`	$138	$532	$90.38–$578
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast `74177`	$465	$1,786	$302–$1,929
MRI lower back without contrast `72148`	$314	$1,209	$206–$1,319
Ultrasound, abdomen `76700`	$138	$532	$90.38–$578
IV push, single drug `96374`	$356	$1,369	$184–$1,176
IV fluids, first hour `96360`	$356	$1,369	$184–$1,176
Ketorolac injection, 15 mg `J1885`	$0.41	$1.59	$0.01–$112
Ondansetron injection `J2405`	$0.12	$0.47	$0.02–$0.46
Colonoscopy, diagnostic `45378`	$1,541	$5,926	$804–$5,141
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy `43239`	$1,585	$6,094	$784–$5,014
Knee arthroscopy `29881`	$5,486	$21,090	$2,829–$18,087
Cesarean delivery, routine care `59510`	$5,375	$20,667	$4,229–$16,534

Cash price: the discounted price for self-pay patients. List price: the hospital's gross charge. Insurers pay: the lowest and highest rates it lists for insurance plans. Source: Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center price transparency page.

Got a bill from Penn State Health St. Joseph Medical Center?

Snap a photo. We check every line against these prices and coding rules, free, in about a minute.

Scan my bill

Common billing problems to look for

Billed above the posted cash priceIf you're paying yourself, ask the hospital to apply its published cash price.
Panels billed inside panelsA basic metabolic panel (80048) billed with a comprehensive one (80053) on the same day.
Duplicate linesThe same service billed twice without explanation.
No itemized billYou can ask for every line with its code, date and amount.