61/100
#904 nationally
Allegheny Valley Hospital
1301 Carlisle St, Natrona, PA 15065 · (412) 224-5100
Charges well above the national norm
For every $1 of care Medicare actually paid for here, Allegheny Valley Hospital billed $4.49 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
- 4.5x
- volume-weighted across all its priced work
- Procedures priced
- 26
- inpatient and outpatient combined
- Rank in PA
- #35
- lower markup ranks higher
- CMS quality stars
- 4/5
- 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 48% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 68% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 67% of U.S. hospitals.
Better than 77% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
182 | $17,062 | $2,391 | -12% |
|
Level 5 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5115 · Hospital outpatient visit |
77 | $45,221 | $11,740 | -28% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
61 | $55,922 | $12,227 | -14% |
|
Heart Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 291 · Inpatient stay |
55 | $31,839 | $8,904 | -27% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
36 | $8,910 | $1,428 | -12% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
33 | $34,556 | $8,894 | -29% |
|
Level 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
31 | $14,899 | $2,082 | +27% |
|
Pneumonia (severe)
MS-DRG 193 · Inpatient stay |
24 | $38,060 | $9,083 | -18% |
|
Level 5 Urology and Related Services
APC 5375 · Hospital outpatient visit |
24 | $20,908 | $4,622 | -24% |
|
Sepsis (without major complications)
MS-DRG 872 · Inpatient stay |
21 | $30,268 | $7,264 | -23% |
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 1 Intraocular Procedures
APC 5491 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$14,899 | $2,082 | +27% |
|
Respiratory Infection (severe)
MS-DRG 177 · Inpatient stay |
$57,793 | $11,416 | +5% |
|
Level 3 Urology and Related Services
APC 5373 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$12,799 | $1,819 | about average |
|
Level 2 Urology and Related Services
APC 5372 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$2,962 | $610 | -6% |
|
Level 3 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5073 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$15,971 | $2,538 | -10% |
|
Level 2 Excision/ Biopsy/ Incision and Drainage
APC 5072 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$8,910 | $1,428 | -12% |
|
Comprehensive Observation Services
APC 8011 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$17,062 | $2,391 | -12% |
|
Sepsis (severe)
MS-DRG 871 · Inpatient stay |
$55,922 | $12,227 | -14% |
Where it charges least relative to everyone else
| Procedure | Charged | Actually paid | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Heart Attack (severe)
MS-DRG 280 · Inpatient stay |
$30,130 | $10,080 | -51% |
|
Level 4 Urology and Related Services
APC 5374 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$11,302 | $3,114 | -45% |
|
Level 1 Nerve Procedures
APC 5431 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$6,772 | $1,725 | -40% |
|
Kidney Failure (severe)
MS-DRG 682 · Inpatient stay |
$34,181 | $9,336 | -35% |
|
Level 1 Laparoscopy and Related Services
APC 5361 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$22,744 | $4,912 | -35% |
|
Level 2 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5112 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$7,287 | $1,436 | -35% |
|
Level 3 Musculoskeletal Procedures
APC 5113 · Hospital outpatient visit |
$13,274 | $2,891 | -35% |
|
Respiratory Failure
MS-DRG 189 · Inpatient stay |
$34,556 | $8,894 | -29% |
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.