HIV antibody test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibody test: from $36.00 to $186.60, with a median of $97.05. The lowest listed price is at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital — $61.05 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $103.20 at 63 hospitals.
- The median here, $97.05, is 38% above the US median of $70.49.
- That is 7.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($13.71).
- 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 20 facilities across 15 cities for code 86703, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital lowest Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 HIV 1 & 2 ANTIBODY File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $36.00 | $60.00 | $12.76–$93.06 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 HIV 1 & 2 ANTIBODY File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $241.60 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 HIV 1 & 2 ANTIBODY File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $45.60 | $76.00 | $12.76–$102.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 DONOR HIV-1/2 AB SCREEN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $47.40 | $79.00 | $13.54–$118.44 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 IABORATORY+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $51.34 | $73.35 | $9.60–$52.81 | 30% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Hiv - Prenatal Iv File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $91.00 | $130.00 | $24.31–$136.50 | 30% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA HIV ANITBODY File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $91.20 | $304.00 | $12.37–$304.00 | 70% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 DONOR HIV-1/2 AB SCREEN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $155.00 | $11.43–$139.50 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 HIV File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $43.31–$197.31 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC HIV1/HIV2 1 RSLT ANTBDY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $96.60 | $161.00 | $12.83–$174.24 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 ANALYSIS FOR ANTIBODY TO HIV-1 AND HIV-2 VIRUS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $97.50 | $195.00 | $12.96–$171.55 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 HIV-1/HIV-2 1 RESULT ANTBDY File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $100.50 | $201.00 | $12.96–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC HIV-1/HIV-2 ANTIBODY SINGLE RESULT File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $103.20 | $172.00 | $12.74–$180.42 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC HIV 1&2 AB SNGL RESULT DIAG File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $121.66 | $158.00 | $6.64–$34.60 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC HIV 1&2 AB SNGL RESULT DIAG File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $123.24 | $158.00 | $6.64–$35.37 | 22% |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville, PA · (412) 858-2000 HC HIV 1&2 AB SNGL RESULT DIAG File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $123.24 | $158.00 | $6.64–$205.70 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC HIV 1&2 AB SNGL RESULT DIAG File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $128.48 | $176.00 | $6.84–$45.38 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC HIV 1&2 AB SNGL RESULT DIAG File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $133.76 | $176.00 | $6.84–$45.82 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC HIV 1&2 AB SNGL RESULT DIAG File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $135.27 | $167.00 | $6.64–$33.40 | 19% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC HIV-1/HIV-2 ANTIBODY SINGLE RESULT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $138.60 | $231.00 | $12.83–$212.52 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 HIV 1/HIV 2 ANTIBODY File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $165.00 | $275.00 | $13.54–$233.75 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 DONOR HIV-1/2 AB SCREEN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $186.60 | $311.00 | $12.71–$264.35 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 DNR HIV-1/2 PLUS O AB SCR W/RF File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $202.20 | $337.00 | $13.54–$286.45 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 HIV-1 HIV 2 P9218+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $643.80 | $1,073.00 | $13.54–$912.05 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $36.00, median $97.05, highest $186.60 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $103.00. 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 15 of 20 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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