NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 14 hospitals list a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT): from $1,203.60 to $3,621.60, with a median of $2,978.82. The lowest listed price is at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $1,775.22 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $2,336.04 at 59 hospitals.
- The median here, $2,978.82, is 186% above the US median of $1,043.03.
- That is 3.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($759.05).
- 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 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 81420, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital lowest Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,203.60 | $2,006.00 | $607.24–$2,915.18 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital lowest Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,203.60 | $2,006.00 | $607.24–$2,915.18 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital lowest Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $1,203.60 | $2,006.00 | $253.52–$2,396.00 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Qnatal Advanced File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $1,969.10 | $2,813.00 | $526.03–$2,953.65 | 30% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC FETAL CHROM ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,130.96 | $2,732.00 | $367.68–$1,958.35 | 22% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC FETAL CHROM ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,307.36 | $3,036.00 | $378.46–$2,536.75 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC FETAL CHROM ANEUPLOIDY GENOMIC SEQ ANALY File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $2,336.04 | $2,884.00 | $367.68–$1,849.05 | 19% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 QNATAL ADVANCED File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,621.60 | $6,036.00 | $542.48–$5,130.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 QNATAL ADVANCED File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,621.60 | $6,036.00 | $676.31–$5,432.40 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC MATERNIT51 PLUS File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,621.60 | $6,036.00 | $542.48–$5,553.12 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 QNATAL ADVANCED File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,621.60 | $6,036.00 | $542.48–$5,130.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 QNATAL ADVANCED File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,621.60 | $6,036.00 | $546.84–$5,311.68 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC MATERNIT51 PLUS File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $3,621.60 | $6,036.00 | $542.48–$5,130.60 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 QNATAL ADVANCED File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $3,621.60 | $6,036.00 | $542.48–$5,130.60 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $1,203.60, median $2,978.82, highest $3,621.60 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $2,978.82. 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 14 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.
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