Calprotectin test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for fecal calprotectin (stool inflammation test): from $30.00 to $394.80, with a median of $176.40. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $146.40 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $103.50 at 63 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 83993, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Hospital lowest Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 STOOL CALPROTECTIN (PROTEIN) LEVEL | $30.00 | $60.00 | $18.55–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $52.80 | $88.00 | $19.40–$103.38 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 CALPROTECTIN | $80.15 | $114.50 | $13.74–$82.44 | 30% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ASSAY FOR CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $132.50 | $265.00 | $18.55–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 ASSAY CALPROTECTIN FECAL | $138.60 | $231.00 | $62.14–$283.09 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $138.60 | $231.00 | $77.85–$180.18 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $169.20 | $282.00 | $18.37–$259.44 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $176.40 | $294.00 | $17.49–$264.60 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $189.00 | $315.00 | $18.20–$267.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $192.60 | $321.00 | $16.95–$272.85 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $198.60 | $331.00 | $18.24–$281.35 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $250.20 | $417.00 | $19.40–$354.45 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $257.40 | $429.00 | $16.36–$386.10 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CALPROTECTIN STOOL | $394.80 | $658.00 | $19.40–$526.40 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $30.00, median $176.40, highest $394.80 — a 13.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $182.70. 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 13 of 13 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
Fecal calprotectin measures a protein released by inflamed bowel. It helps tell inflammatory bowel disease from irritable bowel syndrome.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the stool test; the collection kit is often included.