IV infusion cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 20 hospitals list a cash price for IV infusion of a medicine, first hour: from $186.30 to $1,530.60, with a median of $498.00. The lowest listed price is at Armstrong County Memorial Hospital — $311.70 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $450.78 at 100 hospitals.
- The median here, $498.00, is 32% above the US median of $377.63.
- That is 2.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($217.31).
- 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 96365, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital lowest Kittanning, PA IV INFUSION INITIAL HOUR+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 2, 2026 · source file | $186.30 | $621.00 | $43.23–$621.00 | 70% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INFUSION INTO A VEIN FOR THERAPY; PREVENTION; OR DIAGNOSIS; 1 HOUR OR LESS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $240.00 | $480.00 | $40.92–$480.35 | 50% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 96365/INFUSION UP TO 1 HOUR+7 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $247.20 | $412.00 | $47.16–$1,256.00 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 96365 INFUSION UP TO 1 HOUR+3 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $247.20 | $412.00 | $1.62–$1,016.88 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 96365/INFUSION UP TO 1 HOUR+4 more lines at this price File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $247.20 | $412.00 | $47.16–$553.89 | 40% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 THER/PROPH/DIAG IV INF INIT File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $269.00 | $538.00 | $40.92–$480.35 | 50% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 IV INFUSION, 1ST HR+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $290.36 | $414.80 | $45.20–$463.25 | 30% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 IV INFUSE MEDS>15 MIN <1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $313.32 | $447.60 | $45.20–$463.25 | 30% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Intraven Infusion+9 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $350.00 | $500.00 | $93.50–$525.00 | 30% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 IV INF NONCHEMO 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $362.40 | $604.00 | $43.23–$665.69 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC IV INF NONCHEMO 1ST HR File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $422.40 | $704.00 | $43.23–$969.74 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 IV INF NONCHEMO 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $490.20 | $817.00 | $43.23–$1,016.86 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC IV INF NONCHEMO 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $505.80 | $843.00 | $43.23–$900.89 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 IV INF NONCHEMO 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $508.80 | $848.00 | $43.23–$746.24 | 40% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 IV INFUSION/HYDRATION-1ST HR+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $526.82 | $752.60 | $45.20–$541.87 | 30% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC IV INF DRUG INIT 16-60 MIN File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $584.43 | $759.00 | $39.30–$640.32 | 23% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC IV INF DRUG INIT 16-60 MIN File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $648.81 | $801.00 | $45.20–$663.95 | 19% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 IV INFUS THERAPY/HYDR 1ST HR+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $687.00 | $1,145.00 | $43.23–$1,105.96 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 IV INF NONCHEMO 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $745.80 | $1,243.00 | $43.23–$1,016.86 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 IV INF NONCHEMO 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $771.00 | $1,285.00 | $43.23–$1,156.50 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 IV INF NONCHEMO 1ST HR File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $918.60 | $1,531.00 | $69.74–$1,377.90 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 NON-CHEMO ADMIN 1ST HOUR+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,530.60 | $2,551.00 | $686.22–$3,126.25 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 IV THERAPY (INFUSION) FIRST HOUR+1 more line at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $1,530.60 | $2,551.00 | $859.69–$1,989.78 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $186.30, median $498.00, highest $1,530.60 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 19 facilities here, median $505.80. 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 20 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.
What IV infusion is, what the price covers and why prices differ: IV infusion explained.