Lead test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for blood lead test: from $6.50 to $181.20, with a median of $80.04. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $73.54 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $78.00 at 104 hospitals.
- The median here, $80.04, is 73% above the US median of $46.28.
- That is 6.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($12.11).
- 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 24 facilities across 16 cities for code 83655, 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 LEAD LEVEL File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $6.50 | $13.00 | $11.00–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 LEAD-INDUSTRIAL+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $16.59 | $23.70 | $8.48–$27.93 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ASSAY OF LEAD File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $29.50 | $59.00 | $11.00–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 LEAD BLOOD QNT+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $38.57 | $55.10 | $8.48–$39.67 | 30% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 LEAD 24 HR-UA+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $43.80 | $73.00 | $11.27–$666.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 LEAD 24 HR UA+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $43.80 | $73.00 | $39.20–$1,295.54 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 BLOOD LEAD+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $43.80 | $73.00 | $11.27–$59.97 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 LEAD RAND URINE PNL 1750+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $43.80 | $73.00 | $11.00–$76.33 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA LEAD+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $43.80 | $146.00 | $10.00–$146.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC LEAD+1 more line at this price File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $67.20 | $112.00 | $11.00–$109.81 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC LEAD File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $75.46 | $98.00 | $5.87–$33.60 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC LEAD File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $76.44 | $98.00 | $5.87–$33.60 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC LEAD File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $76.44 | $98.00 | $5.87–$110.00 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC LEAD File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $79.57 | $109.00 | $6.04–$40.08 | 27% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Lead+4 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $80.50 | $115.00 | $21.50–$120.75 | 30% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC LEAD File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $82.84 | $109.00 | $6.04–$40.47 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC LEAD File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $84.24 | $104.00 | $5.87–$33.60 | 19% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 LEAD BLOOD PNL 2787 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $85.20 | $142.00 | $10.09–$127.80 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 LEAD File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $85.20 | $142.00 | $38.20–$174.02 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 LEAD BLOOD+5 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $85.20 | $142.00 | $47.85–$110.76 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 LEAD P6242+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $90.60 | $151.00 | $10.09–$135.90 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC LEAD P6980+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $112.80 | $188.00 | $11.00–$172.96 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 LEAD P3931 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $130.20 | $217.00 | $10.00–$184.45 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 LEAD RANDOM URINE+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $146.40 | $244.00 | $10.46–$207.40 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 LEAD+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $147.00 | $245.00 | $11.00–$208.25 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 LEAD WHOLE BLOOD+8 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $163.80 | $273.00 | $10.79–$245.70 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 LEAD BLOOD PNL 2787+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $181.20 | $302.00 | $10.00–$241.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 LEAD BLOOD OSHA+8 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $571.80 | $953.00 | $10.00–$810.05 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $6.50, median $80.04, highest $181.20 — a 27.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $80.50. 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 19 of 24 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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 lead test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Lead test explained.