US Health Care Costs

Magee Womens Hospital of Upmc Health System

300 Halket Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15213 · (412) 641-4010

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

The money

$13what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$252.8Mnet income, all sources
−0.7%margin on patient care alone
$11.5Mcost of charity care (1.1% of costs)
$19.7Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
332beds

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 87143$141,507$19,804
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement Without Cc/Mcc 46840$101,556$22,266
Hip or knee replacement 47038$68,131$16,105
Stomach and digestive disorders 39220$53,170$8,261
Heart failure, with major complications 29117$91,833$11,186
Revision of Hip or Knee Replacement with Cc 46717$129,628$30,044
Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Ovarian or Adnexal Malignancy with Cc 73713$118,382$16,955
Bowel surgery, with complications 33011$117,623$20,442
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38911$74,807$10,856
Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy with Cc/Mcc 74211$102,794$15,338
Cash and insurer prices for this hospital haven't been added yet. Every US hospital must publish them; search the hospital's website for "price transparency" or "standard charges".