ALT liver test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 25 hospitals list a cash price for ALT (alanine aminotransferase) liver enzyme test: from $5.30 to $235.20, with a median of $36.40. The lowest listed price is at Advanced Surgical Hospital — $31.10 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $36.40 at 105 hospitals.
- The median here, $36.40, is 3% below the US median of $37.50.
- That is 6.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.30).
- 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 25 facilities across 16 cities for code 84460, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Surgical Hospital lowest Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 ALT (SGPT) File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $5.30 | $14.63 | $5.03–$8.05 | 64% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 LIVER ENZYME (SGPT); LEVEL File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $11.50 | $23.00 | $5.01–$171.55 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $12.00 | $24.00 | $5.01–$171.55 | 50% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA ALT - REF LAB+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $15.00 | $50.00 | $4.78–$50.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 SGPT(ALT) File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $16.38 | $23.40 | $3.71–$16.85 | 30% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 ALT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $17.64 | $25.20 | $3.71–$18.14 | 30% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 SPGT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $29.40 | $49.00 | $4.93–$85.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 SPGT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $29.40 | $49.00 | $4.93–$39.20 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 SPGT File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $29.40 | $49.00 | $67.20 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC ALT (SGPT) File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $33.11 | $43.00 | $2.57–$14.70 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC ALT (SGPT) File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $33.54 | $43.00 | $2.57–$14.70 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC ALT (SGPT) File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $33.54 | $43.00 | $2.57–$79.20 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC ALT (SGPT) File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $35.04 | $48.00 | $2.64–$17.54 | 27% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 ALANINE AMINO(ALT)(SGPT) P3356+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $36.00 | $60.00 | $5.24–$52.80 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Sgpt Alt File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $36.40 | $52.00 | $9.72–$54.60 | 30% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC ALT (SGPT) File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $36.48 | $48.00 | $2.64–$17.71 | 24% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 ALT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $37.20 | $62.00 | $20.89–$48.36 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 SGPT File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $37.20 | $62.00 | $16.68–$75.98 | 40% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC ALT (SGPT) File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $37.26 | $46.00 | $2.57–$14.70 | 19% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 SGPT/ALT+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $44.40 | $74.00 | $4.42–$66.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 SGPT/ALT P5140+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $67.20 | $112.00 | $4.72–$100.80 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SGPT/ALT+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $78.60 | $131.00 | $5.24–$104.80 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SGPT/ALT+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $85.20 | $142.00 | $4.96–$130.64 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ALANINE AMINO P9445+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $86.40 | $144.00 | $4.58–$122.40 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 SGPT/ALT+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $155.00 | $4.91–$131.75 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC SGOT/AST P5140+1 more line at this price File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $144.60 | $241.00 | $4.93–$204.85 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ALT P8027+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $235.20 | $392.00 | $5.24–$333.20 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $5.30, median $36.40, highest $235.20 — a 44.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 26 facilities here, median $36.84. 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 20 of 25 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.
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