H. pylori blood test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 17 hospitals list a cash price for H. pylori antibody blood test: from $16.85 to $798.00, with a median of $106.86. The lowest listed price is at Advanced Surgical Hospital — $90.01 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $115.52 at 69 hospitals.
- The median here, $106.86, is 30% above the US median of $82.40.
- That is 6.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.85).
- 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 17 facilities across 12 cities for code 86677, 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 HELICOBACTER File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $16.85 | $87.90 | $16.00–$48.35 | 81% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 H PYLORI AB-IGG File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $56.00 | $80.00 | $11.79–$57.60 | 30% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 HELICOBACTER PYLORI IGG+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $65.40 | $109.00 | $39.59–$1,633.52 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 HELICOBACTER PYLORI IGA+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $65.40 | $109.00 | $13.23–$87.20 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 HELICOBACTER PYLORI IGA+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $65.40 | $109.00 | $13.23–$87.20 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Helicobacter Pylori Igm Ab+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $97.30 | $139.00 | $25.99–$145.95 | 30% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $105.49 | $137.00 | $8.16–$49.00 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $106.86 | $137.00 | $8.16–$49.00 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $106.86 | $137.00 | $8.16–$220.55 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $110.96 | $152.00 | $8.40–$55.77 | 27% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 H PYLORI AB File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $113.89 | $162.70 | $11.79–$117.14 | 30% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $115.52 | $152.00 | $8.40–$56.31 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI AB File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $116.64 | $144.00 | $8.16–$49.00 | 19% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 . HELICOBACTER PYLORI IGM+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $118.80 | $198.00 | $66.73–$154.44 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 AB; HELICOBACTER PYLORI File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $118.80 | $198.00 | $53.26–$242.65 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI ANTIBODY File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $250.80 | $418.00 | $15.66–$355.30 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC HELICOBACTER PYLORI ANTIBODY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $250.80 | $418.00 | $15.77–$384.56 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 HELICOBACTER PYLORI AB IGG+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $798.00 | $1,330.00 | $16.65–$1,130.50 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $16.85, median $106.86, highest $798.00 — a 47.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $110.96. 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 17 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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