Surgery and procedures CPT 54150 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Newborn circumcision cost in Altoona, PA — inpatient

In Altoona, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for circumcision with a clamp or device and a numbing nerve block, usually newborns as an inpatient: from $1,248.60 to $24,800.00, with a median of $13,024.30. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Altoona — $11,775.70 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $1,082.40 at 42 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 54150, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$1,248.60UPMC Altoona
Median$13,024.30half pay less
Highest$24,800.00in this market
Difference19.9×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Altoona, PA.

median
Lowest $1,248.60Highest $24,800.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
UPMC Altoona lowest Altoona, PA · (814) 889-2011 CIRCUMCISION $1,248.60 $2,081.00 $1,040.50–$1,664.80 40% —
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Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone, PA · (814) 684-1255 Circumcision Performed By: $24,800.00 $24,800.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $1,248.60, median $13,024.30, highest $24,800.00 — a 19.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $13,024.30 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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

This is circumcision done with a clamp or similar device after numbing the penis with a local nerve block. It is most often done in newborn boys, usually before they leave the hospital.

What the price covers

In a hospital, the listed price for this code may be the physician's fee or a facility charge, separate from the newborn's stay. Newborn room charges and the birth itself are billed separately.