Broken ankle treatment cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for broken ankle (outer ankle bone) treatment without surgery or setting: from $337.50 to $3,560.40, with a median of $673.92. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $336.42 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $662.95 at 57 hospitals.
- The median here, $673.92, is 41% above the US median of $477.46.
- That is 2.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($252.01).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 12 cities for code 27786, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 10, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital one side lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CLOSED TREATMENT OF BROKEN OUTSIDE LOWER LEG BONE AT ANKLE+1 more line at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $337.50 | $675.00 | $171.55–$557.06 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 TREATMENT OF ANKLE FRACTURE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $378.00 | $756.00 | $130.35–$557.06 | 50% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 27786 TX DIST FIBULAR FX W/O MAN File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $524.40 | $874.00 | $230.40 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 27786 TX DIST FIBULAR FX W/O MAN File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $524.40 | $874.00 | $142.20–$1,360.92 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 27786 TX DIST FIBULAR FX W/O MAN File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $524.40 | $874.00 | $142.20–$1,360.92 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 TREATMENT OF ANKLE FRACTURE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $556.50 | $795.00 | $136.28–$572.40 | 30% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC CFX DISTL FIB WO MANIP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $665.28 | $864.00 | $22.72–$1,241.60 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC CFX DISTL FIB WO MANIP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $673.92 | $864.00 | $22.72–$1,241.60 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC CFX DISTL FIB WO MANIP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $673.92 | $864.00 | $22.72–$1,303.50 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC CFX DISTL FIB WO MANIP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $674.88 | $912.00 | $22.72–$1,241.60 | 26% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC CFX DISTL FIB WO MANIP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $700.80 | $960.00 | $22.72–$1,241.60 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC CFX DISTL FIB WO MANIP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $729.60 | $960.00 | $22.72–$1,241.60 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC CFX DISTL FIB WO MANIP File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $738.72 | $912.00 | $22.72–$1,241.60 | 19% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CLSD TX DIS FIBULA W/O MANIP File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,742.40 | $2,904.00 | $978.65–$2,265.12 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 LAT MALLEOLUS FX WO REDUCT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,560.40 | $5,934.00 | $130.35–$5,043.90 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $337.50, median $673.92, highest $3,560.40 — a 10.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $673.92. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 13 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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