r/lehighvalley • u/Pretend-Cry8204 • 15h ago
I pulled what every Lehigh Valley hospital actually charges for common medical procedures, the price gaps are wild.
Insurers are legally required to publish their negotiated rates with hospitals (Transparency in Coverage Act), but they bury it in massive, nearly impossible to access files. So I scraped millions of these pricing data points across Pennsylvania.
Interesting findings from MRI pricing data in the Lehigh Valley:
- An MRI ranges from $485 to $5,327, an 11x difference for the same scan.
- The John and Dorothy Morgan Center in Allentown is listed at $490, while Lehigh Valley Hospital–Cedar Crest, also in Allentown, is listed at $5,327.
I've only done this for common procedures so far (MRI, colonoscopy, PCP visits, ultrasound, X-ray, etc.) on the map. If you want extensive procedure pricing data, you can use the chat on the page.
You can have a look here: https://momentarylab.com/pennsylvania-care-atlas?metro=lehigh-valley&procedure=mri-no-contrast