IV infusion therapy (initial) Cost in Pittsburgh, PA

Prices at 3 hospitals in Pittsburgh, PA, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $196 — 51% below the US median ($396), roughly 2.9× the Medicare rate.

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Hospital	Location	Cash	Insurer	CMS rating	ER wait	Readmit
West Penn Hospital	Pittsburgh, PA	$44	$180	★ 3/5	208 min	—
St Clair Hospital	Pittsburgh, PA	$196	$445	★ 4/5	200 min	—
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System	Pittsburgh, PA	$506	$337	★ 4/5	200 min	—

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated September 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)

$789

Cash / self-pay

$196

Insurer-negotiated

$337

Medicare pays

$67

$74$444

Median cash $196 · Medicare $67 · bar = typical cash range (10th–90th percentile)

Is this a fair price?

1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $196 — about 2.9× the Medicare rate ($67). On the higher side. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($134).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $789 list price could save about $593 (75%).

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Doctors who perform this in Pittsburgh

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

Clinician	Specialty	Location	Medicare services
Andrew Sahud, MD	Infectious Disease	Pittsburgh, PA	170
Nicole Wheeler, MD	Infectious Disease	Pittsburgh, PA	166
Richard Kasdan, M.D.	Neurology	Pittsburgh, PA	137
Kathleen Sheridan, DO	Infectious Disease	Pittsburgh, PA	135
Pragnan Kancharla, M.B.B.S	Hematology-Oncology	Pittsburgh, PA	98
Majella Angelie Steinberg, D.O.	Infectious Disease	Pittsburgh, PA	92
Silvia Martinez Laverde, M.D.	Rheumatology	Pittsburgh, PA	92
Peta-Gay Ricketts, DO	Rheumatology	Pittsburgh, PA	89
Micah Jacobs, MD	Infectious Disease	Pittsburgh, PA	81
Orysia Kozicky, MD	Rheumatology	Pittsburgh, PA	46
Usha Rani Karumudi, MD	Infectious Disease	Pittsburgh, PA	45
David Limauro, M.D.	Gastroenterology	Pittsburgh, PA	41

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