St Clair Hospital
1000 BOWER HILL ROAD, Pittsburgh, PA 15243
St Clair Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA has an average Medicare payment of $13,769 and a Value Score of B (77/100). Compare prices for 17 procedures. Based on CMS inpatient data.
About St Clair Hospital
On the CMS Hospital Compare scale, St Clair Hospital carries 4 stars: above the national median across the bundle of safety, mortality, and patient-experience measures the agency uses. The underlying CMS measures are uniformly positive — 0 mortality measures, 3 safety measures, and 1 readmission measures all rate above the federal benchmarks, with nothing rating below.
Cost-wise, St Clair Hospital is mid-pack: $13,769 average payment across documented procedures, close to the median for U.S. acute-care facilities. Combined with the quality measures, St Clair Hospital earns a value score of 77/100 — high quality at a competitive cost, the top-tier combination for a patient comparing options.
Ownership is non-profit, the dominant pattern in U.S. acute care. Non-profit hospitals generally reinvest operating margins rather than distribute them; the federal CMS measure set treats them identically to other ownership categories for reporting purposes. The CMS payment record for St Clair Hospital lists 17 distinct DRG codes — a mid-range procedure mix, including Cesarean Section without CC/MCC, Heart Failure and Shock with MCC, Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator. 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 |
|---|---|
Cesarean Section without CC/MCC DRG 766 · Obstetric | $7,649 |
Heart Failure and Shock with MCC DRG 291 · Cardiac | $13,199 |
Septicemia or Severe Sepsis without Ventilator DRG 871 · Infectious | $13,922 |
Syncope and Collapse DRG 312 · Neurological | $6,358 |
Percutaneous Cardiovascular Procedure with Drug-Eluting Stent DRG 247 · Cardiac | $30,478 |
Cellulitis with MCC DRG 603 · Infectious | $18,690 |
Esophagitis, Gastroenteritis with MCC DRG 392 · Digestive | $17,583 |
Simple Pneumonia and Pleurisy with CC DRG 194 · Respiratory | $11,679 |
Intracranial Hemorrhage or Cerebral Infarction with MCC DRG 065 · Neurological | $18,871 |
Heart Failure and Shock with CC DRG 292 · Cardiac | $10,141 |
Renal Failure with CC DRG 683 · Renal | $12,105 |
Transient Ischemia DRG 069 · Neurological | $8,171 |
Cervical Spinal Fusion without CC/MCC DRG 473 · Orthopedic | $23,635 |
Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections without MCC DRG 690 · Renal | $10,278 |
GI Hemorrhage with MCC DRG 378 · Digestive | $15,206 |
Cardiac Arrhythmia and Conduction Disorders with MCC DRG 308 · Cardiac | $11,560 |
Vaginal Delivery without Complicating Diagnoses DRG 775 · Obstetric | $4,544 |
Pricing data from CMS Hospital Price Transparency. Quality ratings from CMS Hospital Compare.
How St Clair Hospital Compares
St Clair Hospital has an average Medicare payment of $13,769, 19% below the Pennsylvania state average of $16,898. That is 13% lower than the national hospital average of $15,878. Most of its procedures fall under Cardiac, where the typical payment is $14,557 (5% below this hospital's average). Its Value Score of B (77/100) reflects a blend of price percentile, CMS quality rating, and patient outcome measures.
St Clair Hospital Cost & Quality FAQ
St Clair Hospital has an average payment of $13,769 across 17 priced procedures. Costs vary significantly by procedure, compare individual prices in the procedure table above.
St Clair Hospital has a CMS star rating of 4 out of 5. Quality measures include mortality rates, safety incidents, and readmission rates from Medicare data.
St Clair Hospital has a Value Score of B (77/100). 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, St Clair Hospital offers emergency services. The hospital is located at 1000 BOWER HILL ROAD, Pittsburgh, PA 15243. Phone: (412) 942-4000.
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