HIV test (4th generation) cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 23 hospitals list a cash price for HIV-1/2 antigen and antibody combination blood test (4th generation): from $24.08 to $370.80, with a median of $158.41. The lowest listed price is at Advanced Surgical Hospital — $134.33 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $141.70 at 98 hospitals.
- The median here, $158.41, is 89% above the US median of $83.85.
- That is 6.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($24.08).
- 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 23 facilities across 15 cities for code 87389, 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 HIV Ag/Ab COMBO+1 more line at this price File of Apr 24, 2026 · source file | $24.08 | $175.00 | $22.87–$96.25 | 86% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA HIV-1 Ag AND HIV1/2 Ab File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $30.90 | $103.00 | $21.73–$103.00 | 70% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 AB File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $51.60 | $86.00 | $22.41–$233.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 AB File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $51.60 | $86.00 | $180.93–$1,346.44 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 AB File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $51.60 | $86.00 | $22.41–$77.18 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 HIV 1/2 AG/AB 4TH GEN W/RFX File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $63.60 | $106.00 | $23.80–$98.22 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 HIV-1 ANTIGEN+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $66.08 | $94.40 | $16.86–$67.97 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1&-2 AB AG IA File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $71.00 | $142.00 | $22.75–$171.55 | 50% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 DETECTION TEST BY IMMUNOASSAY TECHNIQUE FOR HIV-1 ANTIGEN AND HIV-1 AND HIV-2 ANTIBODIES File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $88.50 | $177.00 | $22.75–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC ANTI HIV HTLV-III A BODY DETIM+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $138.60 | $231.00 | $22.54–$212.52 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA HIV AG/AB 4th GEN+3 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $149.80 | $214.00 | $40.02–$224.70 | 30% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC 1AG W 1/2AB SNGL RESULT EIA File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $150.15 | $195.00 | $11.66–$60.78 | 23% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC 1AG W 1/2AB SNGL RESULT EIA File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $158.41 | $217.00 | $12.01–$79.70 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC 1AG W 1/2AB SNGL RESULT EIA File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $164.92 | $217.00 | $12.01–$80.48 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC 1AG W 1/2AB SNGL RESULT EIA File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $166.86 | $206.00 | $11.66–$59.00 | 19% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 HIV 1/2 AG/AB 4TH GEN W/RFX File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $168.60 | $281.00 | $22.32–$238.85 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 HIV 1/2 AG/AB 4TH GEN W/RFX File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $168.60 | $281.00 | $20.79–$238.85 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC EIA HIV-1 & HIV-2 AB SNGL RST QL/SQ File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $168.60 | $281.00 | $22.38–$238.85 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 HIV ANTIBODY SCREEN (EMPLOYEE EXPOSURE)+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $169.80 | $283.00 | $95.37–$220.74 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 HIV-1 AG W/HIV-1 & HIV-2 AB File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $169.80 | $283.00 | $76.13–$346.82 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 HIV 1/HIV 2 ANTIBODY+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $179.40 | $299.00 | $21.45–$269.10 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 HIV AG/AB 5TH GENERATION+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $200.40 | $334.00 | $20.07–$300.60 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 HIV 1/2 AG/AB 4TH GEN W/RFX+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $214.80 | $358.00 | $23.80–$304.30 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 HIV 1/HIV 2 ANTIBODY+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $370.80 | $618.00 | $23.80–$494.40 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $24.08, median $158.41, highest $370.80 — a 15.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $154.28. 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 23 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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