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Forbes Hospital is cheaper overall — its cash prices run about 92% lower than UPMC McKeesport Hospital (median across 72 shared procedures), winning on 72 of them.
Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA CMS rating ★★★☆☆ 69% recommend · ER wait 252 min · readmit 16.5% 🍼 Birthing-Friendly cheaper on
72 Procedure Forbes Hospital UPMC McKeesport Hospital Medicare Abscess drainage (complex or multiple) $113 $1,486 $220 Abscess drainage (simple) $66 $561 $129 Abscess incision and drainage $90 $1,024 $174 Aldosterone test $27 $286 $41 Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) test $11 $235 $17 Ammonia blood test $10 $116 $15 Antinuclear antibody (ANA) test $8 $392 $12 Bartholin cyst removal $68 $2,213 $182 BNP (heart failure) test $26 $361 $39 Breathing tube insertion (intubation) $88 $2,198 $133 Burn dressing and debridement (medium) $68 $360 $166 Burn dressing and debridement (small) $34 $479 $93 Burn treatment $51 $419 $129 CA 19-9 tumor marker test $14 $223 $21 CA-125 ovarian marker test $14 $289 $21 CEA tumor marker test $12 $206 $19 Copper blood test $8 $125 $12 Cortisol test $11 $139 $16 COVID-19 PCR test $34 $75 $51 DHEA-sulfate test $15 $260 $22 Drug screen (urine) $11 $322 $17 Estradiol (estrogen) test $18 $325 $28 Fecal occult blood (stool) test $7 $26 $10 Fecal occult blood (stool) test (guaiac, gFOBT) $3 $20 $4 Fecal occult blood (stool) test (immunochemical, FIT) $11 $32 $16 Ferritin (iron) test $9 $103 $14 Folate (folic acid) test $10 $91 $15 Foreign body removal (skin) $65 $607 $157 FSH hormone test $12 $155 $19 Group therapy session $16 $47 $30 H. pylori test $44 $497 $67 HDL cholesterol test $5 $63 $8 Hemoglobin A1c (diabetes test) $7 $155 $10 Hemorrhoid removal $165 $992 $338 Hepatitis B test $7 $105 $10 Hepatitis C test $9 $178 $14 HIV test $13 $178 $19 HIV test (antibody) $9 $187 $14 HIV test (antigen/antibody combo) $16 $169 $24 Laryngoscopy $71 $1,135 $189 LDL cholesterol test $7 $91 $11 LH hormone test $12 $155 $19 Office visit (established patient) $50 $213 $115 Office visit (new patient) $82 $510 $177 Office visit, established patient (level 3) $41 $184 $95 Office visit, established patient (level 4) $60 $242 $136 Office visit, new patient (level 3) $51 $388 $118 Office visit, new patient (level 4) $82 $510 $177 Office visit, new patient (level 5) $112 $621 $237 Pap smear (cervical screening) $13 $61 $20 Parathyroid hormone (PTH) test $27 $395 $41 Physical therapy evaluation $62 $413 $98 Physical therapy evaluation (moderate complexity) $62 $413 $98 Procalcitonin test $18 $181 $27 Prolactin test $13 $190 $19 Prostate test (PSA) $12 $187 $18 Sex hormone binding globulin test $15 $257 $22 Simple wound stitches $32 $607 $127 Skin tag removal $47 $706 $92 Strep throat test $11 $59 $17 Swallow study $44 $437 $85 T3 thyroid test $9 $105 $14 Testosterone test $17 $236 $26 Thyroid test (TSH) $11 $257 $17 Total IgE allergy test $11 $184 $16 Urine pregnancy test $6 $67 $9 Vaccine administration $11 $12 $19 Vaccine administration (each additional) $9 $12 $16 Vitamin B12 test $10 $95 $15 Vitamin D test $19 $265 $30 Wart removal $47 $584 $121 Zinc blood test $7 $128 $11
Green = lower cash price. Source: hospitals' machine-readable files (45 CFR §180). Estimates — confirm with the hospital.
