Dch validity tests cost at US hospitals

DCH VALIDITY TESTS · CPT 81002

$1.35

lowest cash price

$25.00

national median

$186.52

highest cash price

777

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $1.35–$186.52 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$1.35

Banner Heart Hospital — Mesa, AZ

Most expensive published cash price

$186.52

Adventhealth Redmond — Rome, GA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($16.00) → Sep 1, 2026 ($25.20)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 4 $27.72 $39.00 $42.12
Arizona 23 $1.35 $3.07 $20.91
Arkansas 11 $10.68 $38.38 $40.30
California 90 $2.87 $36.40 $86.82
Colorado 17 $1.41 $90.15 $114.71
Florida 65 $4.90 $51.35 $184.20
Georgia 25 $10.36 $59.67 $186.52
Hawaii 2 $3.84 $3.84 $15.75
Illinois 47 $2.97 $34.10 $110.60
Indiana 26 $9.50 $15.60 $59.40
Iowa 22 $9.12 $25.72 $97.50
Kansas 10 $15.60 $143.21 $143.21
Kentucky 22 $13.80 $30.33 $53.46
Louisiana 2 $7.54 $7.54 $7.54
Maine 7 $13.35 $18.35 $23.45
Maryland 2 $6.00 $6.00 $6.00
Michigan 27 $2.82 $29.00 $46.40
Minnesota 5 $19.20 $42.40 $42.40
Mississippi 9 $6.14 $24.00 $48.48
Missouri 21 $3.90 $18.70 $95.70
Montana 2 $25.60 $25.60 $32.80
Nebraska 13 $7.17 $24.36 $76.50
Nevada 4 $5.29 $7.59 $10.59
New Hampshire 1 $27.85 $27.85 $27.85
New Jersey 22 $3.48 $3.83 $18.00
New Mexico 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 21 $3.48 $3.48 $107.00
North Carolina 15 $18.00 $37.18 $67.00
North Dakota 4 $16.00 $16.00 $16.00
Ohio 66 $4.20 $20.40 $144.95
Oklahoma 17 $18.59 $23.40 $132.00
Oregon 13 $12.80 $19.50 $43.50
Pennsylvania 26 $13.60 $25.20 $70.80
South Carolina 11 $11.50 $14.50 $103.00
South Dakota 7 $17.60 $32.80 $36.80
Tennessee 37 $4.35 $5.04 $42.42
Texas 106 $6.27 $35.80 $114.18
Virginia 41 $4.35 $20.50 $181.00
Washington 32 $6.40 $25.08 $61.11
West Virginia 18 $8.00 $13.50 $36.00
Wisconsin 31 $3.99 $15.00 $76.00
Wyoming 4 $4.62 $6.52 $7.30

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital Saint Louis, MO $22.00 $3.41 – $6.02
Jackson General Hospital Ripley, WV $22.00 not published
Mercy Hospital Tishomingo Tishomingo, OK $22.10 $3.10 – $4.35
Mercy Hospital Healdton Healdton, OK $22.10 $3.10 – $4.35
Sanford Sheldon Medical Center Sheldon, IA $22.40 $7.98 – $25.20
West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown, WV $23.00 $2.26 – $14.74
Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) Luling, TX $23.04 $2.92 – $27.45
Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) Burnet, TX $23.04 $2.92 – $27.45
Providence Hood River Memorial Hospital Hood River, OR $23.25 not published
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark, MO $23.40 $2.65 – $18.33
Marcum Wallace Hospital Irvine, KY $23.40 not published
Mercy Hospital Ardmore Northwest Ardmore, OK $23.40 $3.10 – $7.68
Dominican Hospital Santa Cruz, CA $23.40 $3.08 – $31.13
Lincoln Health Damariscotta, ME $23.45 $2.82 – $17.25
Massena Hospital Massena, NY $23.72 $3.03 – $26.86
62-1519754 BMH Golden Triangle Columbus, MS $24.00 $3.34 – $9.74
Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) Vernon, IN $24.00 $1.32 – $7.93
Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage, MO $24.05 $3.01 – $12.89
St. Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA $24.08 $1.75 – $15.40
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $24.11 $2.05 – $54.60
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $24.36 $3.38 – $43.35
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $24.36 $3.38 – $43.35
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $24.36 $3.38 – $43.35
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $24.36 $3.38 – $43.35
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $24.36 $3.38 – $43.35
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $24.36 $3.38 – $43.35
RIDEOUT MEMORIAL HOSPITAL Marysville, CA $24.42 $0.77 – $6.26
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA $24.50 $3.55 – $4.28
Sentara RMH Medical Center Harrisonburg, VA $24.50 $3.55 – $5.12
Thomas Hospitals South Charleston, WV $24.50 $3.29 – $17.61
Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA $24.50 $3.48 – $14.96
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA Suite 110, TX $24.61 $2.92 – $30.76
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE Suite 100, TX $24.61 $2.92 – $36.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK Cedar Park, TX $24.61 $2.92 – $36.91
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR Taylor, TX $24.61 $5.10 – $32.81
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $25.00 $3.48 – $40.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $25.00 $3.48 – $40.00
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $25.00 $3.48 – $48.70
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $25.00 $3.48 – $40.00
Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA $25.00 $3.48 – $31.46
Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA $25.00 $3.48 – $31.46
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital VA 22033-1709, VA $25.00 $3.48 – $31.46
Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA $25.00 $3.48 – $31.46
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA $25.00 $3.48 – $31.46
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $25.00 $3.48 – $5.22
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $25.00 $3.48 – $10.96
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $25.00 $3.48 – $40.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $25.00 $3.48 – $40.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $25.00 $3.48 – $40.00
Houston Methodist Hospital Houston, TX $25.00 $3.48 – $14.48

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