Office visit, established patient (20-29 min)
Facility: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Billing Code: 99213 (CPT)
Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.
Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.
A fair price for a Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) is about $78 (about 0.8× the $95 Medicare rate). UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh charges insurers about $141, or about $213 in cash — well above the fair price. Located in Pittsburgh, PA.
This price is above the fair BaseRate — you may be able to pay less
Ask the hospital for the cash / self-pay price, check whether you qualify for financial assistance, or negotiate the bill down toward the fair price of about $78. Many patients pay well below the first number they’re quoted — the checklists below walk you through it.
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| UnitedHealthcaremajor | $139 - $167 | 146% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $141 - $231 | 148% |
| Aetnamajor | $63 - $195 | 66% |
| Cignamajor | $64 - $195 | 67% |
| AmeriHealth | $131 | 138% |
| Geisinger | $144 - $160 | 151% |
| HealthPartners | $135 | 142% |
| UPMC Health Plan | $81 - $156 | 85% |
| + 7 smaller / regional plans | $142 - $320 |
Self-Pay How to get the cash price
Insurance Before you use insurance
Estimate your out-of-pocket cost
A rough estimate of what you’d pay with insurance (deductible + coinsurance) versus paying the cash price yourself.
Other Procedures at UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Compare: Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) at other PA hospitals
- Penn State Health St. Joseph · Reading $25
- UPMC Wellsboro · Wellsboro $39
- Surgical Institute of Reading · Wyomissing $40
- Geisinger-Community Medical Center · Scranton $41
- Geisinger-Bloomsburg Hospital · Bloomsburg $41
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center · Wilkes Barre $41
- Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital · Jersey Shore $41
- St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus · Quakertown $42
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.