US Health Care Costs

Upmc Altoona

620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA 16601 · (814) 889-2011

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

The money

$16what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
$47.5Mnet income, all sources
0.1%margin on patient care alone
$6.6Mcost of charity care (1.5% of costs)
$13.1Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
319beds

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 871165$61,463$15,598
Heart procedure through a catheter (e.g. ablation, valve clip) 274111$108,070$24,750
Heart failure, with major complications 291103$31,110$9,739
Heart attack, with major complications 28072$54,061$12,108
Lung infection, with major complications 17767$49,017$12,959
Pneumonia, with major complications 19354$43,961$10,435
Psychoses 88553$41,888$10,213
Urinary tract infection 69052$23,844$6,215
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06549$38,175$7,897
Stroke, with major complications 06446$67,907$15,273
Stomach and digestive disorders 39244$24,862$6,282
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37842$30,738$7,901
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48140$63,840$15,347
Kidney failure, with major complications 68235$52,959$11,747
Back problems (no surgery) 55234$28,770$7,821
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 85334$157,733$39,464
Kidney failure, with complications 68333$30,266$7,084
Fainting 31230$24,566$6,812
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30929$26,775$5,876
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68928$42,749$8,917
Sepsis 87226$34,422$8,319
Heart stent, with major complications or 4+ stents 32125$89,415$22,154
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37725$60,052$14,174
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60325$25,398$7,012
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 64025$40,283$9,926
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28624$68,930$17,349
Heart stent 32224$66,110$15,651
Other kidney and urinary problems, with complications 69924$30,615$8,046
Seizures 10123$40,337$7,495
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69823$54,718$12,484
Respiratory failure 18922$38,432$9,712
Irregular heartbeat, with major complications 30821$27,549$8,983
Pneumonia, with complications 19419$31,129$6,487
Bowel obstruction, with complications 38918$21,180$5,969
Disorders of Liver Except Malignancy, Cirrhosis or Alcoholic Hepatitis with Cc 44217$35,174$7,605
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64117$25,784$6,374
Craniotomy with Major Device Implant or Acute Complex Cns Principal Diagnosis with Mcc O 02316$165,961$43,931
Heart catheterization 28716$39,005$8,501
Degenerative nerve disorders (e.g. Parkinson's, dementia) 05715$33,167$10,551
Lung infection, with complications 17815$26,044$7,792
Other Vascular Procedures with Mcc 25215$117,647$27,730
Irregular heartbeat 31015$14,909$4,424
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 39115$40,888$10,071
Hip and Femur Procedures Except Major Joint Without Cc/Mcc 48215$52,362$12,349
Fracture or sprain (not hip or thigh) 56315$23,384$7,035
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis with Mv >96 Hours 87015$174,831$50,479
Heart valve replacement through a catheter (TAVR), with major complications 26614$167,007$49,482
Other digestive problems, with complications 39414$21,514$7,377
Diabetes, with complications 63814$30,711$7,126
Mini-stroke (TIA) 06913$31,079$6,293
Other Vascular Procedures with Cc 25313$116,295$19,827
Lower Extremity and Humerus Procedures Except Hip, Foot and Femur Without Cc/Mcc 49413$59,598$14,561
Diabetes, with major complications 63713$44,786$11,445
Signs and Symptoms Without Mcc 94813$19,562$6,270
Other Cerebrovascular Disorders with Cc 07112$27,345$8,903
Heart attack, with complications 28112$30,468$7,249
Disorders of the Biliary Tract with Cc 44512$36,628$8,565
Kidney and Ureter Procedures for Non-Neoplasm with Cc 66012$44,437$10,472
COPD, with major complications 19011$36,708$7,252
Bowel surgery, with major complications 32911$173,846$33,861
Medical Back Problems with Mcc 55111$52,231$13,199

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