Rapid flu test cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for rapid flu test (influenza antigen): from $29.40 to $179.40, with a median of $50.70. The lowest listed price is at Excela Health Latrobe Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $21.30 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $54.86 at 68 hospitals.
- The median here, $50.70, is 16% below the US median of $60.40.
- That is 3.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.55).
- 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 13 facilities across 11 cities for code 87804, 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 INFLUENZA IA W DIRECT OPTICAL OB File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $29.40 | $49.00 | $12.50–$55.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital lowest Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 INFLUENZA IA W DIRECT OPTICAL OB File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $29.40 | $49.00 | $12.50–$102.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital lowest Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 INFLUENZA IA, B+1 more line at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $29.40 | $49.00 | $121.60–$997.17 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .INFLUENZA A ANTIGEN File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $32.40 | $54.00 | $18.20–$42.12 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INFLUENZA File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $33.74 | $48.20 | $11.35–$38.17 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INFLUENZA ASSAY W/OPTIC File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $44.50 | $89.00 | $12.49–$171.55 | 50% |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning, PA INFLUENZA File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $50.70 | $169.00 | $11.35–$169.00 | 70% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Influenza A Antigen 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 INFLUENZA AG OPTICAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $103.18 | $134.00 | $8.02–$41.77 | 23% |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 578-5000 HC INFLUENZA AG OPTICAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $108.77 | $149.00 | $8.25–$54.78 | 27% |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 359-3131 HC INFLUENZA AG OPTICAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $113.24 | $149.00 | $8.25–$55.31 | 24% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC INFLUENZA AG OPTICAL File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $115.02 | $142.00 | $8.02–$40.32 | 19% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 .INFLUENZA B ANTIGEN File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $116.40 | $194.00 | $65.38–$151.32 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 INFLUENZA A/B ANTIGEN File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $179.40 | $299.00 | $14.75–$269.10 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $29.40, median $50.70, highest $179.40 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $103.18. 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 9 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 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.
What rapid flu test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Rapid flu test explained.