Blood smear interpretation cost at US hospitals
Blood smear interpretation · CPT 85060
$6.44
lowest cash price
$71.76
national median
$448.93
highest cash price
324
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $6.44–$448.93 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($91.85) → Sep 1, 2026 ($85.80)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $38.22 | $39.78 | $56.16 |
| Arkansas | 3 | $13.22 | $13.25 | $40.95 |
| California | 57 | $6.44 | $71.76 | $167.28 |
| Colorado | 13 | $147.50 | $147.50 | $147.50 |
| Florida | 73 | $21.42 | $141.00 | $448.93 |
| Georgia | 24 | $70.41 | $86.58 | $282.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $15.36 | $15.36 | $131.25 |
| Illinois | 32 | $31.25 | $70.70 | $253.44 |
| Indiana | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 20 | $41.58 | $46.40 | $186.60 |
| Kansas | 10 | $42.40 | $69.08 | $69.08 |
| Kentucky | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Louisiana | 4 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | $220.00 | $220.00 | $220.00 |
| Michigan | 25 | $26.73 | $26.73 | $26.73 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Mississippi | 3 | $27.09 | $70.11 | $76.95 |
| Missouri | 16 | $40.50 | $62.70 | $80.60 |
| Montana | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 12 | $25.76 | $41.58 | $83.30 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $91.85 | $91.85 | $91.85 |
| New Jersey | 21 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Mexico | 2 | $28.14 | $28.14 | $28.14 |
| New York | 19 | $27.81 | $72.19 | $88.85 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $73.50 | $73.50 | $76.00 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 40 | $34.32 | $252.75 | $252.75 |
| Oklahoma | 12 | $41.60 | $42.00 | $79.30 |
| Oregon | 12 | $46.30 | $67.50 | $93.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 17 | $66.00 | $85.80 | $227.40 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $18.50 | $23.50 | $28.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 23 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Texas | 96 | $39.96 | $248.70 | $248.70 |
| Virginia | 21 | $161.00 | $161.00 | $161.00 |
| Washington | 24 | $21.60 | $53.90 | $94.40 |
| West Virginia | 11 | $21.50 | $34.40 | $238.25 |
| Wisconsin | 31 | $27.56 | $39.60 | $90.40 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Rehabilitation Hospital (Alexian Brothers Medical Center) | Elk Grove Village, IL | not published | $20.15 – $117.39 |
| MEDICAL CITY WEATHERFORD HOSPITAL | Weatherford, TX | not published | $24.77 – $223.88 |
| OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center | Evergreen Park, IL | not published | $22.88 – $40.28 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $24.77 – $77.40 |
| Sentara Norfolk General Hospital | Norfolk, VA | not published | $27.71 – $132.12 |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center | Woodbridge, VA | not published | $13.42 – $90.42 |
| MEDICAL CITY MCKINNEY HOSPITAL | McKinney, TX | not published | $24.77 – $223.88 |
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $27.71 – $27.71 |
| Sentara CarePlex Hospital | Hampton, VA | not published | $27.71 – $27.71 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $1.77 – $56.34 |
| North Central Bronx | Bronx, NY | not published | $1.00 – $78.67 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $22.71 – $57.80 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $20.79 – $57.80 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | not published | $14.28 – $45.44 |
| Sentara Obici Hospital | Suffolk, VA | not published | $27.71 – $132.12 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $25.26 – $69.47 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $14.28 – $51.90 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $22.71 – $57.80 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $14.28 – $45.96 |
| HCA FLORIDA CITRUS HOSPITAL | Inverness, FL | not published | $24.77 – $45.38 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $25.56 – $36.72 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $14.28 – $48.24 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $25.56 – $36.72 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $27.71 – $132.12 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $14.28 – $45.54 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $20.12 – $22.32 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $22.32 – $22.32 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $27.71 – $132.12 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, VA | not published | $27.71 – $132.12 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $20.79 – $57.80 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg, VA | not published | $33.62 – $33.62 |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville, VA | not published | $14.14 – $62.00 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $22.32 – $22.32 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $22.32 – $66.72 |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center | West Allis, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County | Hartford, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit | Summit, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro | Milwaukee, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $18.09 – $27.68 |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital | Wauwatosa, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County | Sheboygan, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha | Kenosha, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc | Two Rivers, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton | Grafton, WI | not published | $20.21 – $44.70 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $18.09 – $45.57 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $18.09 – $45.57 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $18.09 – $51.65 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $20.79 – $57.80 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $25.56 – $36.72 |