Blood type test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 24 hospitals list a cash price for blood type test, ABO group only (Rh factor is a separate test): from $12.88 to $936.60, with a median of $96.60. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $83.72 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $133.00 at 100 hospitals.
- The median here, $96.60, is 42% above the US median of $67.83.
- That is 32.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($2.99).
- Pittsburgh, PA ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Pennsylvania by median, cheapest first.
- 1 of 24 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 24 facilities across 16 cities for code 86900, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 12, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 17, 2025 and Oct 28, 2026.
Lowest$12.88UPMC Washington
Median$96.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$936.60in this market
Difference72.7×highest vs lowest
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.
median
Lowest $12.88Highest $936.60
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 NEONATAL ABO FORWARD GROUPING+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $12.88 | $18.40 | $2.09–$13.25 | 30% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 ABO TYPE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $21.00 | $35.00 | $9.42–$42.89 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 ABO DISCREPANCY+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $24.60 | $41.00 | $2.49–$36.90 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 BLOOD TYPING P2168+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $27.60 | $46.00 | $2.77–$39.10 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 ABO COMPONENT TYPE+8 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $30.00 | $50.00 | $2.66–$45.00 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Reflex, Blood Typing Abo File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $34.30 | $49.00 | $9.16–$51.45 | 30% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 ABO REVERSE GROUPING+8 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $41.40 | $69.00 | $2.58–$58.65 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC ABO FORWARD GROUPING P0013+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $43.80 | $73.00 | $2.80–$67.16 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 ISOHEMAGGLUTIN TITER IGG & IGM+6 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $44.40 | $74.00 | $2.96–$59.20 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC ABO REVERSE GROUPING+1 more line at this price File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $54.00 | $90.00 | $2.78–$76.50 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC ABO FORWARD GROUPING P0013+4 more lines at this price File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $57.00 | $95.00 | $2.78–$80.75 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 ISOHEMAGGLUTIN TITER IGG & IGM+9 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $72.00 | $120.00 | $2.96–$102.00 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 ISOHEMAGGLUTIN TITER IGG & IGM+5 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $88.20 | $147.00 | $2.96–$129.36 | 40% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA ABO BLOOD TYPING+1 more line at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $105.00 | $350.00 | $4.12–$350.00 | 70% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 REF 86900 (ABO TYPE)+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $116.40 | $194.00 | $4.17–$346.47 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 REF 86900 (ABO TYPE)+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $116.40 | $194.00 | $4.17–$346.47 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 REF 86900 (ABO TYPE)+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $116.40 | $194.00 | $308.98–$10,195.87 | 40% |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington, PA · (724) 884-0710 BB ABO+1 more line at this price File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $124.95 | $94.85 | $47.43–$238.52 | -32% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC ABO File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $140.50 | $281.00 | $2.82–$300.48 | 50% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 ABO BLOOD TYPING ARC+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $150.60 | $251.00 | $67.52–$307.60 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Rh+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $248.50 | $355.00 | $66.39–$372.75 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 BLOOD GROUP TYPING (ABO) File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $273.00 | $546.00 | $2.82–$300.48 | 50% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC BLOOD TYPING ABO File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $803.88 | $1,044.00 | $1.45–$391.75 | 23% |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg, PA · (724) 745-6100 HC BLOOD TYPING ABO File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $814.32 | $1,044.00 | $1.45–$390.30 | 22% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC DONOR BLOOD TYPING ABO+1 more line at this price File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $846.80 | $1,160.00 | $1.49–$435.12 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC BLOOD TYPING ABO File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $881.60 | $1,160.00 | $1.49–$432.23 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC BLOOD TYPING ABO File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $892.62 | $1,102.00 | $1.45–$406.20 | 19% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 BB ABO TYPE File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $936.60 | $1,561.00 | $526.06–$1,217.58 | 40% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $12.88, median $96.60, highest $936.60 — a 72.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 25 facilities here, median $88.20. 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 19 of 24 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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