West Penn Hospital

4800 Friendship Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15224 · (412) 578-5000

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

The money

$21what care cost the hospital for every $100 it billed

$223.4Mnet income, all sources

13.6%margin on patient care alone

$2.6Mcost of charity care (0.4% of costs)

$8.6Munpaid bills written off (bad debt)

255beds

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)

Stay	Medicare stays	Billed	Paid
Sepsis, with major complications 871	37	$113,284	$18,506
Bowel surgery, with complications 330	31	$132,578	$22,961
Heart failure, with major complications 291	27	$65,456	$10,939
Lymphoma and Non-Acute Leukemia with Mcc 840	20	$176,214	$31,561
Pneumonia, with major complications 193	18	$88,519	$13,032
Stomach and digestive disorders 392	17	$35,511	$7,405
Kidney failure, with complications 683	17	$47,674	$8,032
Chemotherapy Without Acute Leukemia As Secondary Diagnosis with Cc 847	17	$80,595	$13,693
Major Small and Large Bowel Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 331	15	$74,599	$15,230
Infection needing surgery, with major complications 853	15	$183,087	$43,163
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures Without Cc/Mcc 328	14	$54,014	$13,156
Bowel obstruction, with complications 389	14	$40,699	$7,421
Acute Leukemia with Mcc 834	14	$426,675	$71,486
Lung infection, with major complications 177	13	$73,661	$14,233
Stomach, Esophageal and Duodenal Procedures with Mcc 326	13	$223,090	$45,226
Stomach and digestive disorders, with major complications 391	13	$71,241	$13,047
Uterine and Adnexa Procedures for Non-Malignancy with Cc/Mcc 742	13	$90,363	$15,445
Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio 809	13	$126,780	$20,399
Sepsis 872	13	$48,918	$9,831
Other circulation problems, with major complications 314	12	$136,438	$19,692
Bowel surgery, with major complications 329	12	$207,751	$45,073
Amputation of Lower Limb for Endocrine, Nutritional and Metabolic Disorders with Cc 617	12	$65,190	$14,153
Urinary tract infection 690	12	$34,366	$7,179
Dehydration and electrolyte problems, with major complications 640	11	$61,749	$11,604
Malignancy, Female Reproductive System with Cc 755	11	$69,753	$8,952
Major Hematological and Immunological Diagnoses Except Sickle Cell Crisis and Coagulatio 808	11	$142,086	$20,271

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