UPMC Mercy Hospital
1400 Locust Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Hospital ***** CMS quality 4 of 5
20%Self-pay discount
20% off list
A typical self-pay discount. Median across the 2,671 prices this hospital publishes, comparing its cash price with its list price for the same item.
Overall cost rating
4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges
Well above average chargesCharges 7.0× its own reported cost, across all services.
- Type
- Mid-size hospital (100 to 399 beds)
- Beds
- 335
- Ownership
- Nonprofit
- Health system
- UPMC Health System
- Medicare ID
- 390028
- Cost report
- FY ending 06/30/2025
- CMS quality
- ***** 4 of 5
- Emergency dept
- Yes
- Metro area
- Pittsburgh, PA
Cost rating by procedure category
Each rating compares this hospital against every other US hospital that reported the same category. The multiple is what it charges relative to what it told Medicare the service costs it.
| Category | Rating | Markup | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery (operating room) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 8.8× | |
| Post-surgery recovery 25th to 50th percentile of US hospitals | 2 of 4 dollar signs, below average charges | 2.8× | |
| Anesthesia most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 31.5× | |
| X-ray and diagnostic imaging most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 11.3× | |
| MRI most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 35.9× | |
| Cardiac catheterisation 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 9.9× | |
| Lab tests and bloodwork most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 14.4× | |
| Respiratory therapy 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 6.6× | |
| Physical therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.5× | |
| Speech therapy most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 13.8× | |
| EKG and heart monitoring 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 16.3× | |
| EEG brain monitoring most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.2× | |
| Implanted devices 50th to 75th percentile of US hospitals | 3 of 4 dollar signs, above average charges | 4.1× | |
| Drugs given at the facility most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 6.5× | |
| Emergency room visit most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 9.6× | |
| Observation stay most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.7× | |
| Inpatient room and board most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 3.4× | |
| Intensive care (ICU) most expensive 25% of US hospitals | 4 of 4 dollar signs, well above average charges | 4.5× |
What this hospital charges a cash payer
Real published prices from this hospital's own federal price transparency file. We list only services coded in HCPCS Level II, which CMS owns, so nothing here is AMA-licensed. Compare these across hospitals.
| Service | Cash | List price |
|---|---|---|
| PSA prostate cancer screening blood test HCPCS G0103 | $120 cash price | $150 20% off |
| Hospital observation care, per hour HCPCS G0378 | $1,099 cash price | $1,374 20% off |
| One unit of red blood cells for transfusion HCPCS P9016 | $1,140 cash price | $1,425 20% off |
Insurance. This facility holds Medicare certification number 390028, so it is Medicare-certified and bills Medicare. Commercial insurer network lists are not yet part of this dataset. Confirm your specific plan with the facility before you book.
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