ALT liver test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for ALT (alanine aminotransferase) liver enzyme test: from $11.50 to $235.20, with a median of $67.20. The lowest listed price is at Uniontown Hospital — $55.70 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $34.50 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 8 cities for code 84460, 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 LIVER ENZYME (SGPT); LEVEL | $11.50 | $23.00 | $5.01–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ALANINE AMINO (ALT) (SGPT) | $12.00 | $24.00 | $5.01–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 SGPT(ALT) | $16.38 | $23.40 | $3.71–$16.85 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 ALT | $17.64 | $25.20 | $3.71–$18.14 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 ALANINE AMINO P9445 | $36.00 | $60.00 | $5.24–$52.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 SGPT/ALT P5140 | $36.00 | $60.00 | $5.24–$52.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 SGPT/ALT | $36.00 | $60.00 | $5.24–$52.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 ALANINE AMINO(ALT)(SGPT) P3356 | $36.00 | $60.00 | $5.24–$52.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 ALANINE AMINO P3896 | $36.00 | $60.00 | $5.24–$52.80 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 ALT | $37.20 | $62.00 | $20.89–$48.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .DO NOT ORDER LX SGPT/ALT | $37.20 | $62.00 | $20.89–$48.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 SGPT | $37.20 | $62.00 | $16.68–$75.98 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 ALT P8027 | $44.40 | $74.00 | $4.42–$66.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 ALANINE AMINO(ALT)(SGPT) P3356 | $44.40 | $74.00 | $4.42–$66.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 ALANINE AMINO P3896 | $44.40 | $74.00 | $4.42–$66.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 SGPT/ALT | $44.40 | $74.00 | $4.42–$66.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 ALANINE AMINO P9445 | $44.40 | $74.00 | $4.42–$66.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 SGPT/ALT P5140 | $67.20 | $112.00 | $4.72–$100.80 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 ALANINE AMINO(ALT)(SGPT) P3356 | $67.20 | $112.00 | $4.72–$100.80 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 SGPT/ALT | $67.20 | $112.00 | $4.72–$100.80 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ALANINE AMINO P9445 | $78.60 | $131.00 | $5.24–$104.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SGPT/ALT | $78.60 | $131.00 | $5.24–$104.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SGPT (ALT) | $78.60 | $131.00 | $5.24–$104.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ALT P8027 | $78.60 | $131.00 | $5.24–$104.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ALANINE AMINO P3896 | $78.60 | $131.00 | $5.24–$104.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ALANINE AMINO(ALT)(SGPT) P3356 | $78.60 | $131.00 | $5.24–$104.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 SGPT/ALT P5140 | $78.60 | $131.00 | $5.24–$104.80 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SGPT/ALT | $85.20 | $142.00 | $4.96–$130.64 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC SGOT/AST P5140 | $85.20 | $142.00 | $4.96–$130.64 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC ALT/SGPT | $85.20 | $142.00 | $4.96–$130.64 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ALANINE AMINO(ALT)(SGPT) P3356 | $86.40 | $144.00 | $4.58–$122.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ALANINE AMINO P3896 | $86.40 | $144.00 | $4.58–$122.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ALT P8027 | $86.40 | $144.00 | $4.58–$122.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 SGPT/ALT | $86.40 | $144.00 | $4.58–$122.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ALANINE AMINO P9445 | $86.40 | $144.00 | $4.58–$122.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 SGPT (ALT) | $86.40 | $144.00 | $4.58–$122.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 SGPT/ALT P5140 | $86.40 | $144.00 | $4.58–$122.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 ALANINE AMINO(ALT)(SGPT) P3356 | $93.00 | $155.00 | $4.91–$131.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 SGPT/ALT P5140 | $93.00 | $155.00 | $4.91–$131.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 SGPT/ALT | $93.00 | $155.00 | $4.91–$131.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 ALANINE AMINO P9445 | $93.00 | $155.00 | $4.91–$131.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 ALT P8027 | $93.00 | $155.00 | $4.91–$131.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 ALANINE AMINO P3896 | $93.00 | $155.00 | $4.91–$131.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC SGOT/AST P5140 | $144.60 | $241.00 | $4.93–$204.85 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC ALT/SGPT | $144.60 | $241.00 | $4.93–$204.85 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 SGPT/ALT | $235.20 | $392.00 | $5.24–$333.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ALT P8027 | $235.20 | $392.00 | $5.24–$333.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ALANINE AMINO P3896 | $235.20 | $392.00 | $5.24–$333.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ALANINE AMINO(ALT)(SGPT) P3356 | $235.20 | $392.00 | $5.24–$333.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ALANINE AMINO P9445 | $235.20 | $392.00 | $5.24–$333.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 SGPT/ALT P5140 | $235.20 | $392.00 | $5.24–$333.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 SGPT (ALT) | $235.20 | $392.00 | $5.24–$333.20 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.50, median $67.20, highest $235.20 — a 20.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $72.90. 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
ALT is a liver enzyme. A high level in the blood is a sign of liver cell injury from causes such as fatty liver, hepatitis, alcohol or medicines.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.