Comparing cash prices at two hospitals on the 73 procedures both publish. Start over ·
Forbes Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 96% lower than UPMC East (median across 73 shared procedures), winning on 73 of them.
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73 UPMC EastMonroeville, PACMS rating ★★★★☆71% recommend · ER wait 238 min · readmit 15.0%cheaper on
0 | Procedure | Forbes Hospital | UPMC East | Medicare |
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| Abscess drainage (complex or multiple) | $113 | $1,402 | $220 |
| Abscess drainage (simple) | $66 | $544 | $129 |
| Abscess incision and drainage | $90 | $973 | $174 |
| Aldosterone test | $27 | $609 | $41 |
| Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test | $11 | $251 | $17 |
| Ammonia blood test | $10 | $216 | $15 |
| Anoscopy | $26 | $389 | $129 |
| Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test | $8 | $181 | $12 |
| Arterial blood gas (ABG) | $17 | $405 | $26 |
| Bartholin cyst removal | $68 | $2,281 | $182 |
| BNP (heart failure) test | $26 | $704 | $39 |
| Breathing tube insertion (intubation) | $88 | $2,281 | $133 |
| Burn dressing and debridement (medium) | $68 | $471 | $166 |
| Burn dressing and debridement (small) | $34 | $389 | $93 |
| Burn treatment | $51 | $430 | $129 |
| CA 19-9 tumor marker test | $14 | $427 | $21 |
| CA-125 ovarian marker test | $14 | $427 | $21 |
| CEA tumor marker test | $12 | $283 | $19 |
| Copper blood test | $8 | $187 | $12 |
| Cortisol test | $11 | $243 | $16 |
| COVID-19 PCR test | $34 | $75 | $51 |
| DHEA-sulfate test | $15 | $334 | $22 |
| Drug screen (urine) | $11 | $359 | $17 |
| Electromyography (EMG) | $40 | $615 | $141 |
| Estradiol (estrogen) test | $18 | $417 | $28 |
| Fecal occult blood (stool) test | $7 | $21 | $10 |
| Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT) | $3 | $20 | $4 |
| Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT) | $11 | $22 | $16 |
| Ferritin (iron) test | $9 | $203 | $14 |
| Folate (folic acid) test | $10 | $222 | $15 |
| Foreign body removal (skin) | $65 | $544 | $157 |
| FSH hormone test | $12 | $280 | $19 |
| HDL cholesterol test | $5 | $122 | $8 |
| Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) | $7 | $158 | $10 |
| Hepatitis B test | $7 | $203 | $10 |
| Hepatitis C test | $9 | $283 | $14 |
| Hip fracture repair | $761 | $13,873 | $1,120 |
| HIV test | $13 | $371 | $19 |
| HIV test (antigen/antibody combo) | $16 | $371 | $24 |
| IUD removal | $41 | $931 | $112 |
| Laryngoscopy | $71 | $1,569 | $189 |
| LDL cholesterol test | $7 | $71 | $11 |
| LH hormone test | $12 | $276 | $19 |
| Office visit (established patient) | $50 | $201 | $115 |
| Office visit (new patient) | $82 | $425 | $177 |
| Office visit, established patient (level 3) | $41 | $187 | $95 |
| Office visit, established patient (level 4) | $60 | $216 | $136 |
| Office visit, new patient (level 3) | $51 | $330 | $118 |
| Office visit, new patient (level 4) | $82 | $425 | $177 |
| Office visit, new patient (level 5) | $112 | $516 | $237 |
| Pap smear (cervical screening) | $13 | $61 | $20 |
| Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test | $27 | $619 | $41 |
| Physical therapy evaluation | $62 | $412 | $98 |
| Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) | $62 | $412 | $98 |
| Procalcitonin test | $18 | $205 | $27 |
| Prolactin test | $13 | $289 | $19 |
| Prostate test (PSA) | $12 | $73 | $18 |
| Sex hormone binding globulin test | $15 | $272 | $22 |
| Simple wound stitches | $32 | $544 | $127 |
| Skin tag removal | $47 | $706 | $92 |
| Strep throat test | $11 | $35 | $17 |
| Swallow study | $44 | $487 | $85 |
| T3 thyroid test | $9 | $213 | $14 |
| Testosterone test | $17 | $384 | $26 |
| Thyroid test (TSH) | $11 | $251 | $17 |
| Total IgE allergy test | $11 | $245 | $16 |
| Urine pregnancy test | $6 | $133 | $9 |
| Vaccine administration | $11 | $12 | $19 |
| Vaccine administration (each additional) | $9 | $12 | $16 |
| Vitamin B12 test | $10 | $226 | $15 |
| Vitamin D test | $19 | $442 | $30 |
| Wart removal | $47 | $719 | $121 |
| Zinc blood test | $7 | $169 | $11 |
Green = lower cash price. Source: hospitals' machine-readable files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.
