US Health Care Costs

St Clair Hospital

1000 Bower Hill Road, Pittsburgh, PA 15243 · (412) 942-4000

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$58.5Mnet income, all sources
3.0%margin on patient care alone
$5.0Mcost of charity care (1.6% of costs)
$8.3Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
292beds

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 871155$38,328$12,184
Heart failure, with major complications 291113$22,187$8,417
Pneumonia, with major complications 19376$26,020$8,753
Lung infection, with major complications 17762$28,698$10,632
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85333$116,146$32,285
Kidney failure, with major complications 68230$29,561$9,687
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69829$30,777$10,448
Respiratory failure 18928$23,759$8,161
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30928$14,817$4,903
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32927$146,631$29,499
Stomach and digestive disorders 39227$22,338$5,174
Sepsis 87227$22,939$6,751
Kidney failure, with complications 68326$21,015$5,806
Bowel surgery, with complications 33024$91,932$16,172
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06521$22,005$6,554
Heart attack, with major complications 28020$41,821$10,746
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37820$30,762$6,465
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48120$46,639$13,799
Irregular heartbeat 31019$11,519$3,683
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37719$41,692$11,569
Hip replacement after a hip fracture 52219$59,728$13,874
Major Male Pelvic Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 70818$70,755$10,061
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38917$19,842$5,276
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60317$16,275$5,836
Coagulation Disorders 81317$38,078$10,311
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction Without Cc/Mcc 06616$17,490$5,514
Pneumonia, with complications 19416$14,878$5,401
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39116$30,782$8,414
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68916$17,063$7,253
Urinary tract infection 69015$15,325$5,697
Stroke, with major complications 06414$25,641$13,057
Spinal fusion (lower or mid back) 46014$125,434$23,818
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR) 26713$181,005$31,765
Heart stent 32213$88,743$12,960
Hip or knee replacement 47013$47,230$12,269
Diabetes, with major complications 63713$26,735$9,082
Lung infection, with complications 17812$19,342$6,583
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28612$43,740$14,253
Diabetes, with complications 63812$20,739$5,964
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64112$16,399$5,143
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 25311$101,460$16,727
Other circulation problems, with major complications 31411$43,016$12,073
Back problems (no surgery) 55211$23,567$6,396
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64011$34,599$8,643

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