Allegheny General Hospital
ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL in Pittsburgh, PA charges 6.1x the Medicare reimbursement rate across 121 analyzed procedures at this nonprofit-private facility.
Pittsburgh, PA 15212 · Acute Care Hospitals · CMS Rating: 2/5
About the analyst
Kevin Nyk analyzes hospital pricing data at BillRazor Research. He specializes in Medicare reimbursement patterns and chargemaster pricing across U.S. hospitals. Expertise: hospital pricing, Medicare rates, chargemaster analysis.
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Pricing grade
D
High
Avg markup vs Medicare
6.09x
Charge / Medicare rate
Max markup
14.82x
Worst procedure
Procedures analyzed
121
With pricing data
Outlier procedures
0%
Above 90th percentile
Pricing grades reflect how this hospital's chargemaster (list) rates compare to Medicare reimbursement benchmarks within the same state. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care, patient outcomes, or clinical performance. A lower grade does not mean a hospital provides inferior care. Based on publicly available federal data. Not endorsed by or affiliated with any government agency.
| Procedure | Code | Gross charge | Cash price | Medicare | Markup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KIDNEY TRANSPLANT | 652 | $343,857 | $171,928 | — | 14.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITHOUT CC/MCC | 066 | $47,991 | $23,995 | — | 10x |
| DIABETES WITH CC | 638 | $50,784 | $25,392 | — | 9.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH CC | 378 | $62,541 | $31,271 | — | 9.1x |
| PNEUMOTHORAX WITH CC | 200 | $59,248 | $29,624 | — | 9x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITH MCC OR ACUTE COR PULMONALE | 175 | $101,135 | $50,568 | — | 8.8x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH MCC | 193 | $77,385 | $38,692 | — | 8.6x |
| PERMANENT CARDIAC PACEMAKER IMPLANT WITHOUT CC/MCC | 244 | $97,399 | $48,699 | — | 8.4x |
| SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS WITHOUT MCC | 948 | $44,418 | $22,209 | — | 8.2x |
| OTHER DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 393 | $132,395 | $66,198 | — | 7.6x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITHOUT MCC | 247 | $100,731 | $50,365 | — | 7.6x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH MCC | 280 | $94,324 | $47,162 | — | 7.6x |
| TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITHOUT THROMBOLYTIC | 069 | $42,261 | $21,130 | — | 7.5x |
| PULMONARY EDEMA AND RESPIRATORY FAILURE | 189 | $66,940 | $33,470 | — | 7.4x |
| SEIZURES WITHOUT MCC | 101 | $39,400 | $19,700 | — | 7.3x |
| EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH CC | 982 | $128,526 | $64,263 | — | 7.1x |
| MISCELLANEOUS DISORDERS OF NUTRITION, METABOLISM, FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES WITH MCC | 640 | $67,272 | $33,636 | — | 7.1x |
| SYNCOPE AND COLLAPSE | 312 | $44,364 | $22,182 | — | 7x |
| PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 300 | $48,710 | $24,355 | — | 7x |
| RENAL FAILURE WITH CC | 683 | $40,398 | $20,199 | — | 7x |
| DISORDERS OF PANCREAS EXCEPT MALIGNANCY WITH CC | 439 | $34,961 | $17,480 | — | 6.9x |
| PANCREAS, LIVER AND SHUNT PROCEDURES WITH CC | 406 | $157,261 | $78,630 | — | 6.9x |
| CIRCULATORY DISORDERS EXCEPT AMI, WITH CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 287 | $52,894 | $26,447 | — | 6.9x |
| PERCUTANEOUS CARDIOVASCULAR PROCEDURES WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENT WITH MCC OR 4+ ARTERIES O | 246 | $161,187 | $80,593 | — | 6.9x |
| FRACTURE, SPRAIN, STRAIN AND DISLOCATION EXCEPT FEMUR, HIP, PELVIS AND THIGH WITHOUT MCC | 563 | $40,232 | $20,116 | — | 6.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH CC OR TPA IN 24 HOURS | 065 | $47,504 | $23,752 | — | 6.8x |
| INTRACRANIAL HEMORRHAGE OR CEREBRAL INFARCTION WITH MCC | 064 | $93,801 | $46,900 | — | 6.8x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH CC | 493 | $107,699 | $53,849 | — | 6.8x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH CC | 481 | $103,799 | $51,900 | — | 6.8x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITH CC | 330 | $115,161 | $57,581 | — | 6.7x |
| CORONARY BYPASS WITHOUT CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION WITHOUT MCC | 236 | $174,622 | $87,311 | — | 6.7x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH MCC | 070 | $89,087 | $44,544 | — | 6.7x |
| MEDICAL BACK PROBLEMS WITH MCC | 551 | $75,987 | $37,993 | — | 6.6x |
| NERVOUS SYSTEM NEOPLASMS WITH MCC | 054 | $66,014 | $33,007 | — | 6.6x |
| GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE WITH MCC | 377 | $89,171 | $44,585 | — | 6.6x |
| NONSPECIFIC CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS WITH CC | 071 | $50,032 | $25,016 | — | 6.6x |
| ESOPHAGITIS, GASTROENTERITIS AND MISCELLANEOUS DIGESTIVE DISORDERS WITHOUT MCC | 392 | $36,005 | $18,003 | — | 6.6x |
| PULMONARY EMBOLISM WITHOUT MCC | 176 | $34,792 | $17,396 | — | 6.5x |
| DISORDERS OF THE BILIARY TRACT WITH CC | 445 | $54,425 | $27,213 | — | 6.5x |
| CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA AND CONDUCTION DISORDERS WITH CC | 309 | $31,452 | $15,726 | — | 6.5x |
| MAJOR CHEST TRAUMA WITH CC | 184 | $45,981 | $22,991 | — | 6.5x |
| NON-EXTENSIVE O.R. PROCEDURES UNRELATED TO PRINCIPAL DIAGNOSIS WITH MCC | 987 | $150,885 | $75,442 | — | 6.5x |
| OTHER CIRCULATORY SYSTEM DIAGNOSES WITH MCC | 314 | $105,520 | $52,760 | — | 6.5x |
| ACUTE MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION, DISCHARGED ALIVE WITH CC | 281 | $42,825 | $21,412 | — | 6.4x |
| MAJOR SMALL AND LARGE BOWEL PROCEDURES WITHOUT CC/MCC | 331 | $71,973 | $35,987 | — | 6.4x |
| RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS AND INFLAMMATIONS WITH MCC | 177 | $88,496 | $44,248 | — | 6.3x |
| ISCHEMIC STROKE, PRECEREBRAL OCCLUSION OR TRANSIENT ISCHEMIA WITH THROMBOLYTIC AGENT WIT | 062 | $85,512 | $42,756 | — | 6.3x |
| LOWER EXTREMITY AND HUMERUS PROCEDURES EXCEPT HIP, FOOT AND FEMUR WITH MCC | 492 | $159,654 | $79,827 | — | 6.3x |
| HIP AND FEMUR PROCEDURES EXCEPT MAJOR JOINT WITH MCC | 480 | $121,707 | $60,853 | — | 6.3x |
| SIMPLE PNEUMONIA AND PLEURISY WITH CC | 194 | $33,472 | $16,736 | — | 6.2x |
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Methodology: Hospital gross charges divided by Medicare payment for the same DRG. A ratio of 3.0x means the hospital's listed price is 3 times what Medicare pays. Chargemaster rates are list prices — they are not what most insured patients pay. Grades measure pricing patterns only — not quality of care or clinical performance.
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