_afb id by dna probe rflx ast cost at US hospitals
_AFB ID by DNA Probe Rflx AST · CPT 87149
$5.85
lowest cash price
$104.50
national median
$945.91
highest cash price
708
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $5.85–$945.91 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($59.60) → Sep 1, 2026 ($245.53)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $90.48 | $104.52 | $134.16 |
| Arizona | 23 | $11.90 | $18.47 | $163.24 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $66.35 | $68.25 | $123.50 |
| California | 83 | $5.85 | $49.05 | $215.48 |
| Colorado | 16 | $10.58 | $245.53 | $855.00 |
| Florida | 80 | $23.55 | $173.55 | $628.00 |
| Georgia | 25 | $38.22 | $38.22 | $344.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $19.84 | $19.84 | $122.25 |
| Illinois | 47 | $17.50 | $110.40 | $342.72 |
| Indiana | 26 | $69.60 | $216.00 | $247.01 |
| Iowa | 18 | $50.40 | $50.40 | $114.66 |
| Kansas | 10 | $876.19 | $876.19 | $911.01 |
| Kentucky | 16 | $69.60 | $235.48 | $293.11 |
| Louisiana | 3 | $63.18 | $63.18 | $63.18 |
| Maine | 7 | $59.60 | $59.90 | $209.15 |
| Maryland | 1 | $40.20 | $40.20 | $40.20 |
| Michigan | 27 | $27.67 | $45.36 | $243.20 |
| Minnesota | 9 | $51.20 | $67.20 | $80.00 |
| Mississippi | 1 | $20.58 | $20.58 | $20.58 |
| Missouri | 16 | $84.50 | $161.70 | $731.88 |
| Montana | 2 | $222.40 | $222.40 | $243.20 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $50.15 | $109.20 | $198.90 |
| Nevada | 3 | $24.60 | $27.24 | $34.32 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $196.25 | $196.25 | $196.25 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $20.05 | $22.06 | $22.06 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 23 | $20.05 | $20.05 | $254.46 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $67.50 | $121.93 | $121.93 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $100.00 | $100.00 | $100.00 |
| Ohio | 61 | $32.50 | $133.90 | $549.20 |
| Oklahoma | 13 | $88.40 | $105.00 | $330.00 |
| Oregon | 9 | $38.26 | $80.75 | $80.75 |
| Pennsylvania | 23 | $111.60 | $141.00 | $315.00 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $128.00 | $175.00 | $311.50 |
| South Dakota | 5 | $65.60 | $69.60 | $80.00 |
| Tennessee | 34 | $34.50 | $35.10 | $54.99 |
| Texas | 118 | $31.65 | $186.78 | $945.91 |
| Virginia | 40 | $35.10 | $87.60 | $279.72 |
| Washington | 31 | $40.40 | $106.66 | $298.90 |
| West Virginia | 9 | $54.00 | $75.50 | $232.00 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $36.57 | $80.00 | $130.91 |
| Wyoming | 3 | $30.66 | $45.92 | $51.25 |