US Health Care Costs

Upmc Jameson

1211 Wilmington Avenue, New Castle, PA 16105 · (724) 656-4100

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

The money

$23what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed
−$18.1Mnet income, all sources
−17.6%margin on patient care alone
$2.9Mcost of charity care (2.0% of costs)
$4.2Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)
126beds

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 87177$38,625$12,624
Heart failure, with major complications 29170$25,879$9,411
Pneumonia, with major complications 19345$24,207$9,551
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with complications 37825$21,625$7,276
Heart attack, with major complications 28024$32,730$11,776
Stomach and digestive disorders 39223$14,025$5,898
Kidney failure, with complications 68323$16,177$6,719
Lung infection, with major complications 17722$24,534$11,126
Urinary tract infection 69019$17,986$5,945
Stroke, with complications or clot-busting drug 06516$19,204$7,301
Fainting 31215$14,919$6,436
Respiratory failure 18914$27,445$8,472
Heart attack, with complications 28114$23,067$6,027
Heart catheterization, with major complications 28614$39,456$15,534
Irregular heartbeat, with complications 30913$10,019$5,832
Stomach or intestinal bleeding, with major complications 37712$40,278$13,200
Kidney failure, with major complications 68212$37,175$11,117
Heart stent 32211$63,287$13,101
Hip or thigh bone surgery (not replacement), with complications 48111$40,458$14,171
Skin infection (cellulitis) 60311$16,348$6,817
Dehydration and electrolyte problems 64111$16,666$6,014
Urinary tract infection, with major complications 68911$17,385$8,499
Other kidney and urinary problems, with major complications 69811$32,363$12,119
Sepsis 87211$21,328$7,398
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