Retina OCT scan cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for OCT scan of the retina (optical coherence tomography): from $152.40 to $200.40, with a median of $176.40. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Mercy — $24.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $176.40 at 12 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 92134, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Mercy lowest Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CPTRZ OPH DX IMG PST SGM RETNA | $152.40 | $254.00 | $27.32–$228.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CPTRZ OPH DX IMG PST SGM RETNA | $200.40 | $334.00 | $27.58–$307.28 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $152.40, median $176.40, highest $200.40 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $176.40. 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 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 it is
An OCT scan takes cross-section images of the retina with light, to check macular degeneration and diabetic eye disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the scan and report for both eyes.