New patient visit, 30 min cost in Pittsburgh, PA
In Pittsburgh, PA, 19 hospitals list a cash price for new patient office visit, about 30 minutes: from $52.36 to $520.83, with a median of $225.60. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $173.24 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $239.20 at 71 hospitals.
- The median here, $225.60, is 27% above the US median of $177.05.
- That is 1.7× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($136.02).
- 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 19 facilities across 14 cities for code 99203, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 ANNUAL PHYSICAL EXAM II File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $52.36 | $74.80 | $25.43–$261.53 | 30% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 PREPLACEMENT EXAM III File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $63.07 | $90.10 | $30.63–$261.53 | 30% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 INSURANCE EXAM- PORTAMEDIC File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $65.52 | $93.60 | $31.82–$261.53 | 30% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 O/P OFF VISIT NEW PT DETAILED File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $135.00 | $36.32–$165.44 | 40% |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg, PA · (724) 832-4000 VISIT 30 MIN NEW PT LOW File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $168.00 | $280.00 | $51.65–$227.26 | 40% |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe, PA · (724) 832-4000 VISIT 30 MIN NEW PT LOW File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $168.00 | $280.00 | $51.65–$227.26 | 40% |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant, PA · (724) 547-1500 VISIT 30 MIN NEW PT LOW File of Dec 17, 2025 · source file | $168.00 | $280.00 | $5.21–$31.20 | 40% |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA · (724) 628-1500 297.FAC - INITIAL OFFICE VIST LVL 3+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $178.20 | $297.00 | $100.09–$231.66 | 40% |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler, PA Drug, Off Visit New Pt Low+6 more lines at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $185.50 | $265.00 | $49.56–$278.25 | 30% |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown, PA · (724) 430-5000 NEW PATIENT OFFICE OR OTHER OUTPATIENT VISIT; 30-44 MINUTES File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $187.00 | $374.00 | $59.68–$171.55 | 50% |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA · (724) 225-7000 OFFICE VISIT LEVEL III NEW PT File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $187.81 | $268.30 | $62.39–$261.53 | 30% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 NEW PT LOW <30 MINUTES+2 more lines at this price File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $190.20 | $317.00 | $85.27–$388.48 | 40% |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 784-4000 CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $222.00 | $370.00 | $36.08–$470.51 | 40% |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 232-8111 CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $225.60 | $376.00 | $36.08–$338.40 | 40% |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 367-6700 HC CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 File of Mar 7, 2026 · source file | $238.80 | $398.00 | $36.08–$448.71 | 40% |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 647-2345 CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203+1 more line at this price File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $255.60 | $426.00 | $36.08–$511.74 | 40% |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA · (724) 258-1000 LEVEL III NEW PATIENT-30 MIN File of Feb 2, 2026 · source file | $301.80 | $503.00 | $135.31–$616.43 | 40% |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 641-4010 HC CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $324.60 | $541.00 | $36.08–$497.72 | 40% |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA · (412) 357-3000 CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $330.00 | $550.00 | $36.08–$470.51 | 40% |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA · (724) 656-4100 CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $338.40 | $564.00 | $25.29–$496.32 | 40% |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA · (412) 692-5325 CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $381.60 | $636.00 | $63.91–$572.40 | 40% |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA · (412) 664-2000 CLINIC VISIT NEW 99203 File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $388.20 | $647.00 | $36.08–$549.95 | 40% |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights, PA · (412) 224-5100 HC NEW PT VISIT LEVEL 3 File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $468.93 | $609.00 | $20.80–$246.75 | 23% |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills, PA · (412) 469-5000 HC NEW PT VISIT LEVEL 3 File of Oct 28, 2026 · source file | $520.83 | $643.00 | $20.80–$246.75 | 19% |
Outpatient: lowest $52.36, median $225.60, highest $520.83 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $232.20. 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 19 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.
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