Injection (shot) cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for injection under the skin or into a muscle, for treatment or testing: from $10.40 to $517.20, with a median of $134.40. The lowest listed price is at AHN Wexford Hospital — $124.00 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $145.71 at 65 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 9 cities for code 96372, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 14, 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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHN Wexford Hospital lowest Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 PR THERAPEUTIC PROPHYLACTIC/DX INJECTION SUBQ/IM | $10.40 | $40.00 | $15.15–$227.47 | 74% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 IM/SQ INJECTION | $12.00 | $20.00 | $5.38–$24.51 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 INJECTION OF DRUG OR SUBSTANCE UNDER SKIN OR INTO MUSCLE | $76.50 | $153.00 | $10.29–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ SC/IM | $85.50 | $171.00 | $10.29–$171.55 | 50% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 NON CHEMO INJ; SQ, IM | $90.00 | $150.00 | $40.35–$183.82 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 INJECTION IM/SQ | $94.80 | $158.00 | $13.97–$139.04 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC INJECTION IM/SQ | $125.40 | $209.00 | $13.97–$222.34 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC INJECTION IM/SQ | $131.40 | $219.00 | $13.97–$239.33 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 INJECTION IM/SQ | $134.40 | $224.00 | $13.97–$272.95 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Western Psychiatric Hospital Pittsburgh, PA MED INJECTION | $134.40 | $224.00 | $31.88–$190.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 INJECTION IM/SQ | $139.20 | $232.00 | $14.93–$208.80 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 INJECTION IM/SQ | $144.60 | $241.00 | $13.97–$204.85 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 INJECTION IM/SQ | $154.80 | $258.00 | $13.97–$232.20 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 THERAPEUTIC/DIAGNOSTIC SQ/IM | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 IV ANTIBIOTIC INFUSION | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INJECTION, IM/SQ | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 O/P INJECTION, IM ANTIBIOTIC | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 O/P INJECTION, IM/SQ | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 EPOGEN-CRF NOT ON DIALYSIS | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 EPOGEN SUBQ/IM FOR ANEMIA | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 ARANESP-SQ/IM FOR ANEMIA | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 IM INJECTION OF ANTIBIOTIC | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 TORADOL 60MG IM | $163.24 | $233.20 | $14.61–$167.90 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 INJECTION IM/SQ | $163.80 | $273.00 | $13.97–$250.96 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 INJECTION IM/SQ | $183.60 | $306.00 | $13.97–$250.96 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INJECTION, IM ANTIBIOTIC | $185.50 | $265.00 | $14.61–$190.80 | 30% | — source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford, PA · (412) 295-3319 HC INJ THER SUBQ/IM | $200.54 | $271.00 | $15.15–$227.47 | 26% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ SC/IM | $517.20 | $862.00 | $231.88–$1,056.38 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 MEDICATION INJECTION SQ OR IM | $517.20 | $862.00 | $231.88–$1,056.38 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 INJ IM SQ EA | $517.20 | $862.00 | $290.49–$672.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 THER/PROPH/DIAG INJ SC/M | $517.20 | $862.00 | $231.88–$1,056.38 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 INJECTION SQ/IM | $517.20 | $862.00 | $290.49–$672.36 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 INJECTION, SQ, IM | $517.20 | $862.00 | $231.88–$1,056.38 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.40, median $134.40, highest $517.20 — a 49.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $139.56. 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 15 of 15 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 it is
This code is the fee for giving a shot under the skin or into a muscle, for example an antibiotic, vitamin B12, a pain medicine or a birth control shot. Vaccines use a different code (90471).
What the price covers
The price is for giving the shot. The medicine is billed separately, usually under its own J code.