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Heart failure (hospital stay) in Pittsburgh PA

Every commercial insurer rate these hospitals posted, as a dollar amount and as a multiple of the hospital's own Medicare base rate.

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MS-DRG 291

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Upmc Washington median $12,488 · local Medicare $8,888 · file 2026-03-06
Aetna$10,8241.2×2
Cigna$12,4881.4×1
City of Washington$16,1121.8×1
Health Plan of Upper Ohio Valley$13,8861.6×1
Highmark BCBS$11,6531.3×6
UPMC Health Plan$10,2711.2×1
UnitedHealthcare$15,3811.7×1
Upmc East median $14,716 · local Medicare $8,888 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$17,8202.0×5
UPMC Health Plan$11,6111.3×2
Upmc St Margaret median $15,403 · local Medicare $8,888 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$17,5822.0×5
UPMC Health Plan$13,2241.5×1
Upmc Mercy median $15,990 · local Medicare $8,888 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$18,0792.0×4
UPMC Health Plan$13,9021.6×2
Upmc Passavant median $16,338 · local Medicare $8,888 · file 2026-03-07
Highmark BCBS$20,7562.3×5
UPMC Health Plan$11,9191.3×2
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside median $19,276 · local Medicare $8,888 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$23,1012.6×5
UPMC Health Plan$15,4511.7×1
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System median $20,523 · local Medicare $8,888 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$27,4973.1×5
UPMC Health Plan$13,5491.5×2

MS-DRG 292

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Upmc Washington median $8,258 · local Medicare $5,878 · file 2026-03-06
Aetna$7,2381.2×2
Cigna$8,2581.4×1
City of Washington$10,9111.9×1
Health Plan of Upper Ohio Valley$9,1831.6×1
Highmark BCBS$7,9521.4×6
UPMC Health Plan$6,9561.2×1
UnitedHealthcare$10,1721.7×1
Upmc East median $9,984 · local Medicare $5,878 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$12,1602.1×5
UPMC Health Plan$7,8071.3×2
Upmc St Margaret median $10,372 · local Medicare $5,878 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$11,9982.0×5
UPMC Health Plan$8,7451.5×1
Upmc Mercy median $10,766 · local Medicare $5,878 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$12,3372.1×4
UPMC Health Plan$9,1941.6×2
Upmc Passavant median $11,023 · local Medicare $5,878 · file 2026-03-07
Highmark BCBS$14,1642.4×5
UPMC Health Plan$7,8821.3×2
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside median $12,991 · local Medicare $5,878 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$15,7642.7×5
UPMC Health Plan$10,2181.7×1
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System median $14,043 · local Medicare $5,878 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$18,7643.2×5
UPMC Health Plan$9,3221.6×2

MS-DRG 293

Hospital · insurerRate× MedicarePlans
Upmc Washington median $6,122 · local Medicare $3,919 · file 2026-03-06
Aetna$4,9041.3×2
Cigna$5,5051.4×1
City of Washington$7,5261.9×1
Health Plan of Upper Ohio Valley$6,1221.6×1
Highmark BCBS$7,1131.8×6
UPMC Health Plan$4,7981.2×1
UnitedHealthcare$6,7811.7×1
Upmc East median $8,104 · local Medicare $3,919 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$10,8772.8×5
UPMC Health Plan$5,3311.4×2
Upmc St Margaret median $8,281 · local Medicare $3,919 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$10,7322.7×5
UPMC Health Plan$5,8301.5×1
Upmc Mercy median $8,582 · local Medicare $3,919 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$11,0352.8×4
UPMC Health Plan$6,1291.6×2
Upmc Passavant median $8,962 · local Medicare $3,919 · file 2026-03-07
Highmark BCBS$12,6693.2×5
UPMC Health Plan$5,2551.3×2
Upmc Presbyterian Shadyside median $10,456 · local Medicare $3,919 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$14,1003.6×5
UPMC Health Plan$6,8121.7×1
Magee Womens Hospital Of Upmc Health System median $11,677 · local Medicare $3,919 · file 2026-03-06
Highmark BCBS$16,7844.3×5
UPMC Health Plan$6,5701.7×2

Questions

How much does heart failure (hospital stay) cost with commercial insurance in Pittsburgh PA?

7 Pittsburgh PA hospitals post usable commercial rates for inpatient stay (MS-DRG 291). The median across hospitals is $15,990; hospital medians range from $12,488 to $20,523. Your cost depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance.