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Temple University Hospital vs Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia.

Side-by-side prices for 27 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Temple University Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (19 vs 1).

Temple University Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
Temple Health
3/5 CMS
Cheaper on 19 of 27 procedures
vs.
Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia
Philadelphia, PA
Jefferson Health
2/5 CMS
Cheaper on 1 of 27 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure Temple Jefferson Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $254 $283 Temple ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $375 $419 Temple ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $254 $283 Temple ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $254 $283 Temple ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $375 $419 Temple ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $112 $125 Temple ↓
Mammogram, screening $94 $111 Temple ↓
DXA bone density scan $112 $125 Temple ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $92 $103 Temple ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel — $12 tie
Lipid panel — $16 tie
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $17 $19 Temple ↓
Hemoglobin A1c — $11 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $956 $1,044 Temple ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $1,237 $1,382 Temple ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $983 $1,069 Temple ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $575 $643 Temple ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $66 — tie
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $98 — tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $934 $1,044 Temple ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $83 $1,193 Temple ↓
Thyroid ultrasound $112 $125 Temple ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $83 — tie
New patient office visit, level 4 $134 — tie
Prostate biopsy $3,574 $2,402 Jefferson ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $254 $283 Temple ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $169 $188 Temple ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure Temple Jefferson
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 64% 57%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 65% 62%
Nurses always communicated well 75% 77%
Doctors always communicated well 78% 78%
Given clear info about recovery 85% 84%
Room and bathroom always clean 67% 67%
Staff always explained meds 59% 58%
Quiet at night, always 47% 50%

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How to read this comparison.

The cash-pay price is what an uninsured patient would be charged at each hospital. It's the cleanest apples-to-apples comparison because it doesn't depend on your insurance plan.

The CMS rating is the federal quality composite, built from ~50 measures spanning safety, mortality, readmission, patient experience, and timeliness. A 5-star hospital may not be the best at every procedure, and a 3-star hospital can have a strong specific service line. Treat the rating as one input, not the answer.

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