Therapeutic phlebotomy cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for therapeutic phlebotomy (removing blood as treatment): from $141.60 to $936.60, with a median of $278.40. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Jameson — $136.80 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $231.00 at 58 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 99195, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Jameson lowest New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $141.60 | $236.00 | $11.00–$207.68 | 40% | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 DRAWING OF BLOOD FOR A MEDICAL PROBLEM | $189.00 | $378.00 | $11.00–$300.48 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 PHLEBOTOMY | $195.23 | $278.90 | $11.50–$283.41 | 30% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $202.20 | $337.00 | $23.08–$303.30 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 PHLEBOTOMY | $211.50 | $423.00 | $11.00–$300.48 | 50% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY | $272.40 | $454.00 | $11.00–$417.68 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $272.40 | $454.00 | $11.00–$417.68 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $272.40 | $454.00 | $11.00–$372.61 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $284.40 | $474.00 | $11.00–$402.90 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $335.40 | $559.00 | $11.00–$475.15 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $369.60 | $616.00 | $11.00–$523.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $487.80 | $813.00 | $11.00–$691.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC THERAPEUTIC PHLEBOTOMY | $487.80 | $813.00 | $11.00–$691.05 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $597.60 | $996.00 | $11.00–$896.40 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 PHLEBOTOMY THERAPEUTIC | $936.60 | $1,561.00 | $526.06–$1,217.58 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 THER PHLEBOTOMY W/WO NSS REPLACEMENT | $936.60 | $1,561.00 | $526.06–$1,217.58 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $141.60, median $278.40, highest $936.60 — a 6.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $284.40. 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 12 of 12 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
Therapeutic phlebotomy removes a unit of blood to treat conditions with too much iron or too many red blood cells, such as hemochromatosis and polycythemia vera.
What the price covers
The price is for one session.