US Health Care Costs

Forbes Hospital

2570 Haymaker Road, Monroeville, PA 15146 · (412) 858-2000

General hospitalVoluntary non-profit - PrivateEmergency roomCMS rating ★★★★★

The money

$19what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$12.5Mnet income, all sources
−1.3%margin on patient care alone
$2.1Mcost of charity care (0.6% of costs)
$7.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
233beds

From the hospital's Medicare cost report for the year ending June 2025. Non-profit hospitals must have a financial assistance (charity care) policy; ask for it if a bill is hard to pay.

Hospital stays

Medicare figures are 2024 averages for this hospital; the bars show how much of the bill was actually paid.

Billed (list price)Actually paid (Medicare + patient)

StayMedicare staysBilledPaid
Sepsis, with major complications 871156$70,896$14,701
Heart failure, with major complications 291130$52,991$10,073
Lung infection, with major complications 17756$59,480$12,100
Back problems (no surgery) 55248$34,915$7,148
Pneumonia, with major complications 19345$48,580$10,450
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37839$39,825$7,482
Sepsis 87236$38,265$7,730
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60333$21,264$6,766
Urinary tract infection 69033$27,226$6,068
Heart attack, with major complications 28030$57,999$11,694
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28630$73,834$16,553
Kidney failure, with complications 68329$33,021$7,173
Respiratory failure 18928$51,674$9,732
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30927$33,011$6,037
Anemia and blood disorders 81226$31,337$6,936
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64025$58,021$9,824
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68925$39,671$8,964
Stroke, with major complications 06424$56,325$14,896
Diabetes, with complications 63824$32,196$7,015
Stomach and digestive disorders 39223$29,437$5,989
Other digestive problems, with complications 39423$33,003$7,201
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48123$98,925$16,902
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06521$40,327$8,303
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37721$75,892$13,400
Kidney failure, with major complications 68221$54,915$11,406
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64120$32,281$6,179
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30819$55,109$10,334
Heart stent 32219$86,943$16,791
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69819$56,937$12,650
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85319$198,719$44,302
Pneumonia, with complications 19418$31,869$5,951
Chest pain 31318$26,049$5,517
Lung infection, with complications 17817$40,682$7,544
High blood pressure 30517$22,382$5,824
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06916$34,429$6,099
Heart attack, with complications 28116$38,331$6,863
Combined Anterior and Posterior Spinal Fusion with Cc 45416$157,829$47,427
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69916$33,746$7,847
Fainting 31215$34,145$6,700
Anemia and blood disorders, with major complications 81115$54,698$10,748
Seizures 10113$38,181$7,131
Major Chest Procedures with Cc 16413$128,714$19,002
Pulmonary Embolism Without Mcc 17613$29,765$6,205
Major Chest Trauma with Cc 18413$43,472$8,245
COPD, with major complications 19013$42,613$8,177
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26713$139,968$35,404
Cellulitis with Mcc 60213$36,763$11,576
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease with Cc 19112$37,973$6,517
Permanent Cardiac Pacemaker Implant with Cc 24312$97,374$16,845
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with major complications 48012$113,746$20,214
Medical Back Problems with Mcc 55112$71,423$12,905
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56312$32,993$7,041
Extensive O.r. Procedures Unrelated to Principal Diagnosis with Mcc 98112$177,676$40,378
Heart catheterization 28711$43,850$8,330
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$29,204$6,717
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39111$49,793$9,991
Alcohol, Drug Abuse or Dependence Without Rehabilitation Therapy Without Mcc 89711$25,270$6,631

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