Septoplasty cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for septoplasty to straighten the nasal septum: from $408.98 to $1,595.67, with a median of $436.87. The lowest listed price is at Forbes Hospital and 1 other hospital — $27.89 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $3,261.00 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 6 cities for code 30520, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forbes Hospital lowest Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $408.98 | $1,859.00 | $55.23–$9,856.23 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital lowest Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $408.98 | $1,859.00 | $55.23–$9,819.88 | 78% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $427.57 | $1,859.00 | $55.23–$9,856.23 | 77% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $446.16 | $1,859.00 | $55.23–$10,874.62 | 76% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $483.34 | $1,859.00 | $436.28–$10,365.42 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 PR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $501.93 | $1,859.00 | $436.28–$10,947.35 | 73% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 RESHAPING OF NASAL CARTILAGE | $1,595.67 | $3,191.34 | $171.55–$7,487.55 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $408.98, median $436.87, highest $1,595.67 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 of 6 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.
What it is
Septoplasty straightens a bent (deviated) wall between the nostrils, reshaping or removing cartilage and bone. It is done to improve breathing through the nose, not to change how the nose looks.
What the price covers
The facility price covers the operating room and recovery. The surgeon, anesthesia and procedures often done at the same time, such as turbinate reduction, are billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 30520 ($3,593.07). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PAPR SEPTOPLASTY/SUBMUCOUS RESECJ W/WO CARTILAGE GRF | $353.21 | file |