Assay of salicylate cost at US hospitals
HC ASSAY OF SALICYLATE · CPT 80179
$10.40
lowest cash price
$96.50
national median
$1,008.91
highest cash price
698
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $10.40–$1,008.91 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($221.10) → Sep 1, 2026 ($125.50)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 4 | $88.14 | $92.04 | $109.20 |
| Arkansas | 9 | $11.55 | $55.25 | $377.00 |
| California | 61 | $15.93 | $89.60 | $623.22 |
| Colorado | 7 | $85.22 | $217.75 | $720.00 |
| Florida | 67 | $37.70 | $228.30 | $1,008.91 |
| Georgia | 24 | $30.81 | $30.81 | $999.03 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $59.25 | $59.25 | $72.32 |
| Illinois | 42 | $40.00 | $205.20 | $368.20 |
| Indiana | 26 | $23.30 | $36.00 | $146.86 |
| Iowa | 19 | $36.40 | $66.43 | $209.72 |
| Kansas | 11 | $154.05 | $157.06 | $157.06 |
| Kentucky | 16 | $19.32 | $107.40 | $146.86 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $30.16 | $30.16 | $30.16 |
| Maine | 7 | $110.60 | $277.40 | $352.65 |
| Maryland | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 26 | $25.72 | $51.00 | $296.80 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $25.65 | $28.13 | $188.00 |
| Mississippi | 8 | $15.40 | $18.48 | $40.04 |
| Missouri | 20 | $52.65 | $107.25 | $187.85 |
| Montana | 2 | $106.40 | $106.40 | $163.20 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $60.77 | $180.18 | $363.80 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $247.40 | $247.40 | $247.40 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $18.64 | $20.50 | $20.50 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $29.40 | $29.40 | $29.40 |
| New York | 22 | $18.64 | $18.64 | $122.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $38.00 | $150.55 | $291.48 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $175.20 | $175.20 | $175.20 |
| Ohio | 68 | $54.00 | $107.62 | $175.50 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $63.05 | $104.65 | $265.20 |
| Oregon | 11 | $35.25 | $45.75 | $113.28 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | $102.00 | $159.60 | $159.60 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $59.40 | $78.50 | $456.50 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $60.80 | $93.60 | $161.60 |
| Tennessee | 35 | $14.28 | $24.00 | $664.53 |
| Texas | 105 | $25.13 | $117.01 | $932.00 |
| Virginia | 43 | $23.69 | $96.50 | $629.00 |
| Washington | 32 | $10.40 | $80.80 | $338.80 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $24.80 | $51.50 | $210.00 |
| Wisconsin | 31 | $22.23 | $95.00 | $210.65 |