Cystoscopy cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 12 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 $2,134.19. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $1,418.19 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,437.51 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 52000, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 DIAGNOSTIC EXAM OF BLADDER AND URETHRA USING AN ENDOSCOPE | $716.00 | $1,432.00 | $82.50–$1,574.75 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $802.00 | $1,604.00 | $82.50–$1,574.75 | 50% | — source file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $1,850.31 | $2,403.00 | $64.95–$2,028.55 | 23% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $1,874.34 | $2,403.00 | $64.95–$2,028.55 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $1,877.38 | $2,537.00 | $78.75–$2,133.35 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $2,029.20 | $2,670.00 | $64.95–$2,238.15 | 24% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $2,054.97 | $2,537.00 | $64.95–$2,103.41 | 19% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $2,213.40 | $3,689.00 | $82.50–$3,281.43 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $2,580.60 | $4,301.00 | $82.50–$3,655.85 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $2,685.00 | $4,475.00 | $82.50–$3,803.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $3,145.80 | $5,243.00 | $82.50–$4,823.56 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $3,855.00 | $6,425.00 | $82.50–$5,461.25 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $4,303.80 | $7,173.00 | $82.50–$6,455.70 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $716.00, median $2,134.19, highest $4,303.80 — a 6.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $2,213.40. 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 12 of 12 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
Cystoscopy uses a thin scope passed through the urethra to look inside the bladder and urethra. It is used to check for blood in the urine, repeated infections, bladder symptoms or to follow up on bladder cancer.
What the price covers
The listed price usually covers the procedure. The urologist's fee and any sedation may be billed separately, and a biopsy or treatment done during the exam changes the code.
7 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 52000 ($894.24). 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 CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $42.56 | file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PAPR CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $49.28 | file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PAPR CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $49.28 | file |
| Alle-Kiski Medical Center Natrona Heights, PAPR CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $51.52 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $53.76 | file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PAPR CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $58.24 | file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PAPR CYSTOURETHROSCOPY | $60.48 | file |