76/100
#445 nationally
Acmh Hospital
One Nolte Drive, Kittanning, PA 16201 · (724) 543-8500
Charges moderately above what care is paid for
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Acmh Hospital billed $3.59 in list charges. That gap does not change a Medicare patient's bill — but it is where an uninsured or out-of-network bill starts.
- Charge-to-payment
- 3.6x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 23
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #16
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 3/5
- shown for context, not in the grade
How this grade was reached
Each component is scored against every other U.S. hospital in the same federal files, so the grade is a position in the country, not a pass mark we invented.
Better than 82% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 78% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 74% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 55% of U.S. hospitals.
What this hospital treats most
The ten procedures it billed Medicare for most often, with its charge beside the national middle.
| Procedure | Patients | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
137 | $6,428 | $2,057 | -45% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
113 | $18,297 | $2,428 | -6% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
46 | $30,384 | $11,740 | -51% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
32 | $20,120 | $8,920 | -54% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
32 | $10,371 | $1,725 | -9% |
|
Level 2 Upper GI Procedures
APC 5302 · Hospital outpatient visit |
29 | $7,680 | $1,700 | -35% |
|
Urinary Tract Infection (without major complications)
MS-DRG 690 · Inpatient stay |
25 | $18,108 | $6,603 | -39% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $11,328 | $3,114 | -45% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
25 | $18,872 | $4,474 | -31% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $16,806 | $2,847 | -12% |
Where its charges run furthest above the national middle
Only procedures it performed at least eleven times, so a single unusual case cannot produce the headline.
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,946 | $1,448 | +28% |
|
Level 2 Vascular Procedures
APC 5182 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,764 | $1,431 | +26% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$18,297 | $2,428 | -6% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$10,371 | $1,725 | -9% |
|
Level 1 Endovascular Procedures
APC 5191 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,386 | $2,834 | -11% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,991 | $2,709 | -12% |
|
Level 3 Vascular Procedures
APC 5183 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$16,806 | $2,847 | -12% |
|
Level 2 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5492 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,690 | $3,631 | -24% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Digestive Disorder (without major complications)
MS-DRG 392 · Inpatient stay |
$14,638 | $6,392 | -55% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
$20,120 | $8,920 | -54% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$30,384 | $11,740 | -51% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$33,652 | $13,311 | -48% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,428 | $2,057 | -45% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,328 | $3,114 | -45% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
$25,822 | $10,031 | -45% |
|
Level 4 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5114 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,300 | $6,026 | -44% |
What this page cannot tell you
- It is not your bill. These are averages across Medicare patients. What you pay depends on your insurance, your plan's negotiated rate and your own case.
- It is not a quality rating. A hospital with a high markup may be excellent, and one with a low markup may not be. We checked: across every U.S. hospital, markup and the CMS quality star rating barely move together.
- A charge is not a cost. Hospitals do not collect their list charges from insured patients. The number matters because it is the opening figure on an uninsured or out-of-network bill.
- Ask for the real number. Every U.S. hospital must publish a machine-readable price file and give you a written good-faith estimate on request.