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UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside vs Allegheny General Hospital.

Side-by-side prices for 37 procedures both hospitals publish, plus CMS quality ratings and metro context. Pulled from each hospital's federally-mandated price transparency file. Allegheny General Hospital is cheaper on more procedures (27 vs 2).

UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside
Pittsburgh, PA
UPMC
4/5 CMS
Cheaper on 2 of 37 procedures
vs.
Allegheny General Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Allegheny Health Network
2/5 CMS
Cheaper on 27 of 37 procedures

Head-to-head, by procedure.

Procedure UPMC Allegheny Cheaper
Brain MRI without contrast $6,214 $32 Allegheny ↓
Brain MRI with and without contrast $9,808 $73 Allegheny ↓
Lumbar spine MRI without contrast $6,214 $47 Allegheny ↓
Knee/lower-extremity MRI without contrast $6,214 $43 Allegheny ↓
CT abdomen and pelvis with contrast $8,885 $58 Allegheny ↓
Abdominal ultrasound, complete $1,274 $26 Allegheny ↓
DXA bone density scan $285 $445 UPMC ↓
Chest X-ray, single view $686 $368 Allegheny ↓
Comprehensive metabolic panel $619 $72 Allegheny ↓
Lipid panel $720 $92 Allegheny ↓
CBC with differential $241 $53 Allegheny ↓
TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) $95 $12 Allegheny ↓
Hemoglobin A1c $416 $66 Allegheny ↓
Urinalysis $22 $24 UPMC ↓
Knee arthroscopy with meniscectomy — $369 tie
Total knee replacement — $80 tie
Total hip replacement — $868 tie
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy — $19 tie
Inguinal hernia repair, open $8,450 $193 Allegheny ↓
Cataract surgery, one eye — $359 tie
Colonoscopy, diagnostic $1,500 $73 Allegheny ↓
Colonoscopy with polyp removal $4,331 $48 Allegheny ↓
Upper endoscopy (EGD) with biopsy $4,331 $92 Allegheny ↓
Echocardiogram, complete with Doppler $2,600 $46 Allegheny ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 3 $148 $44 Allegheny ↓
Office visit, established patient, level 4 $168 $65 Allegheny ↓
Carpal tunnel release — $328 tie
Lumbar epidural steroid injection $2,704 $75 Allegheny ↓
Polysomnography (sleep study) $7,862 $24 Allegheny ↓
Septoplasty (deviated septum repair) — $432 tie
Thyroid ultrasound $1,263 $18 Allegheny ↓
New patient office visit, level 3 $256 $55 Allegheny ↓
New patient office visit, level 4 $300 $90 Allegheny ↓
Ureteroscopy with lithotripsy (kidney stone) — $30 tie
Prostate biopsy $4,370 $87 Allegheny ↓
Carotid duplex ultrasound $2,251 $25 Allegheny ↓
Psychotherapy, 45 minutes $235 $64 Allegheny ↓

Patient experience.

CMS HCAHPS patient survey, period ending 03/31/2025. Bold = higher score.

Measure UPMC Allegheny
HCAHPS overall star rating 3/5 3/5
Would definitely recommend 74% 72%
Hospital rating 9 or 10 of 10 73% 71%
Nurses always communicated well 81% 79%
Doctors always communicated well 78% 78%
Given clear info about recovery 89% 88%
Room and bathroom always clean 66% 73%
Staff always explained meds 62% 57%
Quiet at night, always 51% 50%

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How to read this comparison.

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