Heparin assay cost at US hospitals
HC Heparin Assay · CPT 85520
$12.00
lowest cash price
$139.15
national median
$1,387.00
highest cash price
889
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $12.00–$1,387.00 — the variation is the story.
Most expensive published cash price
$1,387.00
NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center — New York, NYMedian cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($32.75) → Sep 1, 2026 ($111.60)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $138.84 | $159.90 | $262.08 |
| Arizona | 23 | $22.40 | $66.85 | $477.11 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $20.38 | $104.65 | $170.05 |
| California | 89 | $16.15 | $161.20 | $517.65 |
| Colorado | 16 | $18.33 | $1,144.67 | $1,144.67 |
| Florida | 81 | $33.76 | $214.32 | $673.00 |
| Georgia | 25 | $54.76 | $220.74 | $1,117.79 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $18.56 | $18.56 | $102.75 |
| Illinois | 50 | $32.85 | $177.84 | $638.40 |
| Indiana | 26 | $12.00 | $237.00 | $585.00 |
| Iowa | 30 | $32.85 | $53.95 | $235.20 |
| Kansas | 10 | $49.20 | $74.75 | $364.05 |
| Kentucky | 20 | $36.64 | $145.57 | $785.23 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $114.14 | $114.14 | $114.14 |
| Maine | 7 | $32.75 | $140.90 | $203.65 |
| Maryland | 2 | $37.20 | $37.20 | $37.20 |
| Michigan | 27 | $18.06 | $76.16 | $662.40 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $48.80 | $89.71 | $166.40 |
| Mississippi | 10 | $18.20 | $178.64 | $324.80 |
| Missouri | 17 | $92.40 | $172.25 | $1,109.30 |
| Montana | 2 | $133.60 | $133.60 | $172.00 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $39.13 | $201.60 | $317.05 |
| Nevada | 4 | $44.34 | $196.80 | $274.56 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $267.85 | $267.85 | $267.85 |
| New Jersey | 22 | $13.09 | $14.40 | $118.50 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $68.46 | $68.46 | $68.46 |
| New York | 22 | $13.09 | $13.09 | $1,387.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $45.50 | $157.20 | $312.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $88.80 | $88.80 | $88.80 |
| Ohio | 67 | $31.85 | $126.60 | $1,190.80 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $60.50 | $141.05 | $457.60 |
| Oregon | 12 | $23.04 | $104.30 | $165.75 |
| Pennsylvania | 30 | $27.00 | $86.40 | $1,046.40 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $201.00 | $278.50 | $1,163.00 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $120.00 | $155.20 | $242.40 |
| Tennessee | 38 | $22.54 | $43.56 | $1,137.00 |
| Texas | 111 | $44.84 | $221.85 | $1,271.89 |
| Virginia | 43 | $22.54 | $109.80 | $832.00 |
| Washington | 32 | $28.80 | $121.77 | $284.44 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $34.00 | $148.80 | $480.50 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $74.67 | $167.50 | $170.87 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $27.30 | $41.34 | $58.60 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension St. Vincent Warrick (St. Mary's Warrick Hospital, Inc.) | Boonville, IN | $69.60 | $3.97 – $43.20 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Evansville (St. Mary's Health, Inc.) | IN 47750|10388 Warrick Wellness Trail Newburgh, IN | $69.60 | $3.97 – $29.85 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | $69.68 | $12.44 – $43.92 |
| Parkview Montpelier Hospital | Montpelier, OH | $70.50 | not published |
| Parkview Bryan Hospital | Bryan, OH | $70.50 | $13.09 – $39.27 |
| Chandler Regional Medical Center | Chandler, AZ | $70.76 | $7.34 – $43.99 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $72.63 | $7.86 – $57.73 |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital | Glen Dale, WV | $73.00 | $6.86 – $20.68 |
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center | Apache Junction, AZ | $73.15 | $13.09 – $262.50 |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center | Casa Grande, AZ | $74.20 | $13.09 – $262.50 |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) | Appleton, WI | $74.67 | $13.09 – $50.53 |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) | Oshkosh, WI | $74.67 | $13.09 – $50.53 |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg | Pittsburg, KS | $74.75 | $11.64 – $72.95 |
| SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac, WI | $75.35 | $9.82 – $25.26 |
| SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital | Waupun, WI | $75.35 | $13.09 – $22.91 |
| SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital | Ripon, WI | $75.35 | $13.09 – $22.91 |
| UPMC Jameson | New Castle, PA | $75.60 | $7.18 – $14.75 |
| UPMC Northwest | Seneca, PA | $75.60 | $7.18 – $13.74 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $75.64 | $5.50 – $156.42 |
| CHI Health Nebraska Heart | Lincoln, NE | $75.90 | $12.69 – $135.30 |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital | Novi, MI | $76.16 | $7.59 – $23.53 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | $76.16 | $17.86 – $43.92 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | $76.16 | $12.44 – $43.92 |
| St. Luke's Health - Patients Medical Center | Pasadena, TX | $76.55 | $10.45 – $164.03 |
| UPMC McKeesport | Mckeesport, PA | $76.80 | $7.18 – $14.64 |
| Abbott Northwestern Hospital | MN 55407, MN | $76.90 | $8.56 – $44.03 |
| Mercy Hospital | MN 55443 | 550 Osborne Road NE. Fridley, MN | $76.90 | $8.56 – $23.58 |
| United Hospital | MN | 1175 Nininger Road. Hastings, MN | $76.90 | $8.56 – $23.58 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $77.24 | $13.09 – $52.36 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $77.24 | $13.09 – $36.11 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $77.24 | $13.09 – $100.82 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $77.24 | $13.81 – $100.82 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $77.24 | $13.81 – $31.86 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $77.24 | $13.81 – $20.38 |
| WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER | MONTEBELLO, CA | $77.76 | $4.53 – $123.96 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $78.26 | $11.63 – $129.50 |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $79.10 | $13.09 – $262.50 |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center | San Tan Valley, AZ | $79.10 | $13.09 – $262.50 |
| St Jude Medical Center | Fullerton, CA | $79.68 | $11.13 – $26.18 |
| WellSpan Evangelical Community Hospital | Lewisburg, PA | $79.80 | $7.18 – $63.47 |
| Covenant Hospital Levelland | Levelland, TX | $80.64 | $12.70 – $13.81 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph London | London, KY | $81.72 | $11.12 – $208.39 |
| ADVENTIST HEALTH TULARE | Tulare, CA | $81.89 | $4.10 – $113.42 |
| MercyOne Centerville Medical Center | Centerville, IA | $83.00 | $22.78 – $83.00 |
| Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo | Mission Viejo, CA | $83.04 | $11.13 – $26.18 |
| Parkwest Medical Center | Knoxville, TN | $83.16 | $5.89 – $118.80 |
| Defiance Hospital | Defiance, OH | $84.60 | not published |
| Corewell Health Pennock | Hastings, MI | $85.00 | $12.44 – $12.44 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | $85.00 | $11.78 – $23.56 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | $85.00 | $12.44 – $12.44 |