Eye injection cost in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient
In Pittsburgh, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for eye injection into the vitreous (intravitreal injection) as an inpatient: from $1,134.60 to $2,608.20, with a median of $1,959.60. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh — $825.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $511.56 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities for code 67028, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 INTRAVITREAL INJ PHARM AGENT | $1,134.60 | $1,891.00 | $756.40–$1,701.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 INTRAVITREAL INJ PHARM AGENT | $1,959.60 | $3,266.00 | $999.40–$2,939.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 INTRAVITREAL INJ PHARM AGENT | $2,608.20 | $4,347.00 | $2,825.55–$3,694.95 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $1,134.60, median $1,959.60, highest $2,608.20 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $814.55 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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
This code covers injecting medicine into the eye, for macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease.
What the price covers
The price is for the injection. The drug is billed separately and often costs far more.