Labs costs at US hospitals

Procedure Code Lowest cash National median Highest Hospitals
Infect ag na herpes simplex quant CPT 87530 $18.70 $178.86 $1,059.60 411
Infect ag na hpv high-risk types CPT 87624 $7.22 $139.20 $1,383.38 763
Infect ag na influenza r/amp 1st 2 types CPT 87502 $19.62 $219.70 $2,011.33 836
Infect ag na influenza revr/amp ea type CPT 87501 $19.20 $156.60 $1,546.00 196
Infect ag na orthopoxvirus amp prb each CPT 87593 $5.95 $100.00 $542.85 725
Infect ag na resp virus 12-25 targets CPT 87633 $63.55 $854.70 $8,412.43 805
Infect ag phenotype na hiv-1 1-10 drugs CPT 87903 $46.33 $954.00 $8,712.00 462
Infect ag phenotype na hiv-1 ea addl drg CPT 87904 $5.76 $75.63 $785.50 442
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay direct optical observation sars-cov-2 CPT 87811 $2.90 $53.00 $172.00 267
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step clostridium difficile toxin CPT 87324 $8.70 $83.60 $759.61 903
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step cryptococcus neoformans CPT 87327 $3.64 $72.80 $695.50 473
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step cryptosporidium CPT 87328 $4.11 $76.00 $740.69 844
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step giardia CPT 87329 $4.37 $74.88 $737.00 883
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step helicobacter pylori stool CPT 87338 $5.55 $103.40 $1,007.69 898
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step hepatitis b surface agn CPT 87340 $5.00 $81.20 $790.34 928
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step hepatitis b surface agn neutralization CPT 87341 $6.06 $60.00 $570.10 724
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step hiv-1 antigen(s) hiv-1&2 antibodies CPT 87389 $6.95 $100.00 $975.81 918
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step legionella urine CPT 87449 $7.14 $129.00 $1,133.72 868
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step rotavirus CPT 87425 $5.22 $98.58 $981.00 843
Infectious agent antigen immunoassay ql/sq multi step shiga-like toxin CPT 87427 $3.44 $55.31 $500.00 743
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe CPT 87798 $20.16 $276.90 $2,268.00 874
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe chlamydia trachomatis CPT 87491 $16.67 $141.95 $1,407.14 939
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe clostridium difficile toxin gene(s) CPT 87493 $16.24 $167.05 $1,389.70 894
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe cns pathogen 12-25 targets CPT 87483 $62.98 $864.67 $8,321.02 856
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe hsv-1 CPT 87529 $11.50 $181.35 $1,753.57 918
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus CPT 87641 $13.60 $149.13 $1,425.69 877
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe mycobacteria tuberculosis CPT 87556 $12.00 $212.16 $2,144.88 833
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe neisseria gonorrhoeae CPT 87591 $10.60 $137.67 $1,206.77 939
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/covid-19 CPT 87635 $14.72 $103.20 $1,024.41 926
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a & b CPT 87636 $15.65 $206.00 $1,816.24 630
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe sars-cov-2/inf a&b/rsv CPT 87637 $35.55 $236.08 $2,282.08 722
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe streptococcus group a CPT 87651 $11.44 $96.00 $935.22 715
Infectious agent nucleic acid amplified probe trichomonas vaginalis CPT 87661 $5.87 $112.45 $1,109.40 890
Infectious agent nucleic acid amp probe multiplex chlamydia trachomatis neisseria gonorrhoeae CPT 87494 $16.50 $217.60 $2,105.00 275
Infectious agent nucleic acid amp probe mycobacterium tuberculosis rifampin resistance CPT 87564 $14.23 $195.60 $1,789.20 520
Infectious agent nucleic acid joint space pathogens multiplex amplified probe >= 26 targets CPT 87627 $86.73 $1,143.75 $4,453.68 112
Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 12-25 targets CPT 87507 $131.10 $727.50 $6,285.13 821
Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 3-5 targets CPT 87505 $18.25 $289.91 $2,561.32 494
Infectious agent nucleic acid multiplex amplified probe gi pathogen 6-11 targets CPT 87506 $31.56 $432.63 $4,207.84 531
Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification bk virus CPT 87799 $15.51 $283.00 $2,296.04 863
Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hepatitis b CPT 87517 $13.71 $242.50 $2,381.00 911
Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hepatitis c CPT 87522 $14.08 $253.00 $2,382.00 913
Infectious agent nucleic acid quantification hiv-1 CPT 87536 $19.00 $375.00 $3,500.24 903
Infectious agent nucleic acid respiratory virus multiplex amplified probe 3-5 targets CPT 87631 $24.25 $304.20 $2,830.50 689
Influenza dna amp prob addl CPT 87503 $13.63 $64.26 $342.00 311
Insemination of oocytes CPT 89268 $187.28 $314.40 $632.80 78
Insitu hybridization auto CPT 88367 $19.50 $377.37 $3,372.24 530
Insitu hybridization (fish) CPT 88366 $34.65 $481.00 $3,005.97 410
Insitu hybridization manual CPT 88368 $23.80 $401.28 $3,970.00 719
In situ hybridization per specimen each additional single probe stain CPT 88364 $16.50 $243.50 $2,165.56 803
In situ hybridization per specimen initial single probe stain CPT 88365 $21.50 $338.40 $3,057.35 906
Insulin suppression panel CPT 80432 $165.61 $386.07 $1,271.20 77
Insulin tolerance panel CPT 80434 $128.79 $393.34 $1,405.50 71
Insulin tolerance panel CPT 80435 $103.00 $258.40 $2,404.31 103
Insulin total CPT 83525 $3.37 $66.64 $661.42 918
Intrinsic factor antibody CPT 86340 $3.62 $65.00 $664.00 876
Iron CPT 83540 $5.94 $75.00 $773.33 918
Iron binding capacity CPT 83550 $3.43 $63.91 $642.39 887
Iron stain peripheral blood CPT 85536 $6.00 $30.55 $372.60 147
Irradiation of blood product each unit reference CPT 86945 $7.20 $115.20 $1,029.25 647
Jak2 targeted sequence analysis CPT 81279 $20.65 $405.00 $3,697.52 639
John cunningham antibody CPT 86711 $6.68 $78.00 $1,294.15 442
Ketamine and metabolite screen - quest CPT 80357 $3.68 $72.14 $604.50 318
Ketogenic steroids fract CPT 83582 $6.72 $82.80 $841.62 190
Ketone body(s) beta-hydroxybutyrate quantitative CPT 82010 $3.30 $58.56 $577.00 908
Kit gene analys d816 variant CPT 81273 $19.60 $374.61 $2,572.00 497
Kras gene addl variants CPT 81276 $20.48 $387.20 $3,669.31 493
Kras gene variants exon 2 CPT 81275 $28.00 $536.20 $4,725.75 680
Lab pathology consultation CPT 80500 $25.44 $48.44 $171.00 22
Lab pathology consultation CPT 80502 $74.27 $403.70 $403.70 22
Lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) CPT 83615 $6.00 $55.50 $505.65 882
Lactic acid CPT 83605 $11.57 $107.10 $1,061.89 893
Lactoferrin fecal qualitative CPT 83630 $5.24 $82.16 $808.66 816
Lactoferrin fecal quant CPT 83631 $10.34 $108.93 $853.00 429
Lead capillary CPT 83655 $2.95 $57.50 $571.80 871
Legion pneumo dna dir prob CPT 87540 $20.05 $49.00 $203.28 93
Legion pneumo dna quant CPT 87542 $41.76 $57.63 $420.00 69
Leishmania antibody CPT 86717 $2.94 $58.50 $579.39 343
Leukacyte transfusion CPT 86950 $47.86 $202.78 $1,306.14 67
Leukocyte phagocytosis CPT 86344 $8.08 $80.64 $239.75 147
Levetiracetam therapeutic drug level CPT 80177 $4.68 $88.92 $871.37 902
Lidocaine therapeutic drug level CPT 80176 $5.08 $87.45 $854.00 772
Limited autopsy CPT 88036 $75.66 $352.80 $2,503.53 35
Limited autopsy CPT 88037 $72.96 $352.80 $2,928.80 42
Lipase CPT 83690 $6.89 $93.58 $936.52 917
Lipoprotein blood high res frac & quant CPT 83701 $5.13 $87.00 $769.49 439
Lipoprotein blood quant CPT 83704 $5.05 $97.53 $821.35 764
Lipoprotein direct measurement hdl CPT 83718 $5.68 $57.50 $595.34 895
Lipoprotein direct measurement ldl CPT 83721 $5.32 $61.60 $585.00 858
Lipoprtn dir meas sd ldl chl CPT 83722 $8.65 $47.18 $113.00 148
Listeria monocytogenes CPT 86723 $6.50 $100.40 $790.10 259
Lithium therapeutic drug level CPT 80178 $4.20 $69.75 $708.80 922
Liver ds alys 3 bmrk srm alg CPT 81517 $68.40 $365.28 $2,806.92 326
Liver Function Test CPT 80076 $8.17 $115.44 $1,181.00 907
L/s ratio fetal lung CPT 83661 $11.55 $176.15 $1,547.09 345
Lyme dis dna dir probe CPT 87475 $20.05 $27.67 $203.28 69
Lymphocyte culture mixed CPT 86821 $36.56 $92.00 $667.80 107
Lymphocyte transformation mitogen CPT 86353 $19.39 $271.88 $2,025.58 516
Lymphocytotoxicity assay CPT 86805 $69.15 $370.20 $2,439.64 192
Lymphocytotoxicity assay CPT 86806 $47.04 $96.00 $1,194.05 98