Cystoscopy cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for cystoscopy, diagnostic look inside the bladder and urethra: from $716.00 to $4,303.80, with a median of $2,029.20. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $1,313.20 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,688.00 at 58 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,029.20, is 73% above the US median of $1,171.50.
- 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 15 facilities across 10 cities for code 52000, 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 lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF BLADDER AND URETHRA USING AN ENDOSCOPE File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $716.00 | $1,432.00 | $82.50–$1,574.75 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $802.00 | $1,604.00 | $82.50–$1,574.75 | 50% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 52000/CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,001.40 | $1,669.00 | $90.00–$1,815.77 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 52000/CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,001.40 | $1,669.00 | $85.00–$1,815.77 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 52000/CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,001.40 | $1,669.00 | $27.76–$248.80 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,850.31 | $2,403.00 | $64.95–$2,028.55 | 23% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,874.34 | $2,403.00 | $64.95–$2,028.55 | 22% |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $1,877.38 | $2,537.00 | $78.75–$2,133.35 | 26% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,029.20 | $2,670.00 | $64.95–$2,238.15 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,054.97 | $2,537.00 | $64.95–$2,103.41 | 19% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,213.40 | $3,689.00 | $82.50–$3,281.43 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $2,580.60 | $4,301.00 | $82.50–$3,655.85 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $2,685.00 | $4,475.00 | $82.50–$3,803.75 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,145.80 | $5,243.00 | $82.50–$4,823.56 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,855.00 | $6,425.00 | $82.50–$5,461.25 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $4,303.80 | $7,173.00 | $82.50–$6,455.70 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $716.00, median $2,029.20, highest $4,303.80 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $2,134.19. 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 14 of 15 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 cystoscopy is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Cystoscopy explained.