Assay of urine sulfate cost at US hospitals
Assay of urine sulfate · CPT 84392
$1.58
lowest cash price
$28.20
national median
$236.65
highest cash price
614
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $1.58–$236.65 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($18.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($29.53)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $13.86 | $52.26 | $62.40 |
| Arizona | 20 | $5.41 | $11.38 | $40.39 |
| Arkansas | 6 | $31.20 | $33.15 | $62.00 |
| California | 67 | $1.58 | $10.64 | $42.64 |
| Colorado | 17 | $16.34 | $141.26 | $141.26 |
| Florida | 71 | $6.23 | $36.73 | $163.37 |
| Georgia | 25 | $25.00 | $34.87 | $63.05 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $30.75 | $30.75 | $30.75 |
| Illinois | 49 | $16.80 | $46.08 | $134.64 |
| Indiana | 26 | $45.00 | $45.00 | $47.79 |
| Iowa | 19 | $22.75 | $25.72 | $40.30 |
| Kansas | 10 | $181.46 | $181.46 | $181.46 |
| Kentucky | 15 | $22.66 | $47.79 | $118.80 |
| Louisiana | 5 | $33.54 | $33.54 | $33.54 |
| Maine | 7 | $14.25 | $38.50 | $94.40 |
| Maryland | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 27 | $5.26 | $7.58 | $84.00 |
| Minnesota | 17 | $10.47 | $12.10 | $44.00 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $16.10 | $17.50 | $17.52 |
| Missouri | 19 | $25.30 | $31.35 | $37.05 |
| Montana | 2 | $20.00 | $20.00 | $20.00 |
| Nebraska | 10 | $8.50 | $34.86 | $150.06 |
| Nevada | 4 | $12.30 | $13.62 | $34.70 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $98.15 | $98.15 | $98.15 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $5.49 | $6.04 | $29.50 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 21 | $3.52 | $5.49 | $21.14 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $20.50 | $95.13 | $95.13 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $29.60 | $29.60 | $29.60 |
| Ohio | 60 | $11.00 | $31.20 | $126.10 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $19.52 | $36.40 | $137.50 |
| Oregon | 9 | $7.68 | $7.68 | $7.68 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | $15.60 | $33.60 | $175.20 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $16.20 | $37.50 | $46.00 |
| South Dakota | 4 | $14.40 | $14.40 | $56.80 |
| Tennessee | 35 | $4.20 | $8.40 | $90.10 |
| Texas | 111 | $7.81 | $26.95 | $236.65 |
| Virginia | 30 | $8.40 | $32.50 | $42.00 |
| Washington | 30 | $12.40 | $24.80 | $72.80 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $11.00 | $11.00 | $102.50 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | $12.10 | $29.04 | $44.00 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $30.24 | $44.28 | $47.88 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $4.83 – $13.73 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $4.94 – $18.06 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $4.94 – $64.94 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $5.02 – $7.41 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $5.49 – $20.40 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $5.49 – $20.40 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $5.11 – $8.91 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $3.34 – $123.39 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $5.08 – $7.41 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $5.49 – $20.40 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $5.11 – $7.41 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $5.03 – $8.95 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $6.48 – $13.34 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $4.94 – $9.88 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $5.22 – $9.88 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $3.34 – $86.44 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $5.22 – $5.22 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $5.22 – $11.66 |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital | Wauwatosa, WI | not published | $4.39 – $19.27 |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha | Kenosha, WI | not published | $4.39 – $19.27 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $3.34 – $97.41 |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington | Burlington, WI | not published | $4.39 – $19.27 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $4.31 – $19.20 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $1.32 – $12.52 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $1.32 – $12.52 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $3.18 – $11.64 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $5.49 – $23.94 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $5.22 – $11.66 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $4.31 – $19.20 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $5.49 – $20.34 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $5.49 – $8.24 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City, OR | not published | $5.40 – $10.98 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | not published | $5.22 – $5.22 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | not published | $4.94 – $9.88 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | not published | $5.49 – $6.47 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $4.94 – $21.14 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | not published | $2.39 – $2.39 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland | Shreveport, LA | not published | $5.38 – $29.09 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $5.38 – $27.36 |
| CHRISTUS Ochsner Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles, LA | not published | $5.38 – $27.91 |
| CHRISTUS Louisiana Surgical Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $2.75 – $12.90 |
| Westside Medical Center | HILLSBORO, OR | not published | $7.00 – $7.00 |
| Sunnyside Medical Center | CLACKAMAS, OR | not published | $7.00 – $7.00 |
| Providence St Peter Hospital | Olympia, WA | not published | $4.67 – $30.74 |
| Providence Holy Family Hospital | Spokane, WA | not published | $5.49 – $23.43 |
| CENTERPOINT MEDICAL CENTER | Independence, MO | not published | $2.96 – $10.28 |
| Adventhealth Ocala | Ocala, FL | not published | $5.49 – $12.19 |
| Adventhealth Manchester | Manchester, KY | not published | $5.49 – $5.49 |
| Adventhealth Fish Memorial | Orange City, FL | not published | $5.22 – $10.45 |
| Adventhealth Dade City | Dade City, FL | not published | $5.49 – $12.44 |