Allegheny General Hospital
320 EAST NORTH AVENUE, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA has an average Medicare payment of $19,714 and a Value Score of D (49/100). Compare prices for 12 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About Allegheny General Hospital
Allegheny General Hospital carries a CMS 2-star quality rating — below the national median on the federal Hospital Compare composite. The underlying CMS Hospital Compare measures are mostly favorable — the better-than-benchmark count exceeds the worse-than-benchmark count by a meaningful margin.
On payment metrics, Allegheny General Hospital runs expensive: average Medicare payment across documented procedures is $19,714, in the upper bracket of U.S. hospitals. The composite value score of 49/100 puts Allegheny General Hospital in the middle of the value distribution: not a standout choice on cost-vs-quality grounds, but not poor either.
Allegheny General Hospital is non-profit — a voluntary-association or church-affiliated facility, which is the majority ownership pattern for U.S. acute-care hospitals. The CMS payment record for Allegheny General Hospital lists 12 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure, Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC. The facility operates a 24-hour emergency department.
Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Hospital Compare quality measures, CMS Inpatient Payment data files.
Procedure Prices
| Procedure (DRG) | Total Payment |
|---|---|
Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure DRG 189 · Respiratory | $12,887 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $13,163 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $18,238 |
Nutritional and Misc Metabolic Disorders with MCC DRG 641 · Metabolic | $11,895 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $15,973 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $11,996 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $16,080 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $9,841 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $22,461 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $7,648 |
Respiratory System Diagnosis with Ventilator Support >96 Hours DRG 208 · Respiratory | $49,929 |
Spinal Fusion (Non-Cervical) with MCC DRG 460 · Orthopedic | $46,460 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How Allegheny General Hospital Compares
Allegheny General Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $19,714, 17% above the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 24% higher than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (35% above this hospital's average). Its Value Score of D (49/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
Allegheny General Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
Allegheny General Hospital has an average payment of $19,714 across 12 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
Allegheny General Hospital has a CMS star rating of 2 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
Allegheny General Hospital has a Value Score of D (49/100). This score combines cost efficiency, quality ratings, and patient outcomes to help compare hospitals. Voluntary non-profit - Private facilities like this one are acute care hospitals.
Yes, Allegheny General Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 320 EAST NORTH AVENUE, Pittsburgh, PA 15212. Phone: (412) 359-3131.
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