Labs costs at US hospitals

Procedure Code Lowest cash National median Highest Hospitals
Sex chromatin identification CPT 88130 $14.40 $45.60 $159.57 117
Sex chromatin identification CPT 88140 $7.99 $20.80 $144.00 91
Sf3b1 gene common variants CPT 81347 $60.50 $248.10 $1,491.10 192
Shigella antibody CPT 86771 $11.28 $49.60 $128.00 97
Sialidase enzyme assay CPT 87905 $6.58 $54.99 $418.34 218
Sickling rbc CPT 85660 $3.37 $59.40 $587.10 903
Skeletal muscle relaxant 1/2 CPT 80369 $4.75 $83.85 $721.23 339
Skel musc relaxant 3 or more CPT 80370 $0.90 $16.12 $156.00 196
Skin test unlisted antigen ea CPT 86486 $8.25 $48.57 $480.20 128
Slco1b1 gene com variants CPT 81328 $24.56 $241.24 $1,475.50 153
Small animal inoculation CPT 87003 $16.00 $23.24 $171.36 84
Smear fluorescent and/or acid fast stain CPT 87206 $3.62 $64.35 $507.60 867
Smear gram stain CPT 87205 $3.63 $55.55 $467.92 881
Smear nasal eosinophil CPT 89190 $4.00 $46.20 $455.16 712
Smear special stain inclusion bodies/parasites CPT 87207 $5.99 $73.50 $683.96 867
Smear wet mount CPT 87210 $5.66 $67.55 $601.34 861
Smn1 gene full gene sequence CPT 81336 $232.30 $495.69 $1,821.30 141
Smn1 gen nown famil seq vrnt CPT 81337 $135.00 $276.42 $1,288.30 99
Smpd1 gene common variants CPT 81330 $7.05 $133.84 $1,260.60 236
Snrpn/ube3a gene CPT 81331 $17.50 $230.63 $2,261.60 465
Sodium 24 hour urine CPT 84300 $3.64 $48.98 $509.51 931
Sodium serum/plasma/whole blood CPT 84295 $3.00 $46.26 $457.00 928
So gsap cl fr cpy nmbr&mcrst CPT 81463 $323.55 $1,345.31 $8,880.30 72
So gsap cll fr dna/dna&rna CPT 81462 $871.88 $1,195.83 $2,296.00 60
So gsap cll fr mcrstl ins CPT 81464 $1,751.50 $3,279.92 $4,538.14 55
So gsap dna cpy nmbr&mcrstl CPT 81458 $1,044.96 $1,046.35 $2,304.00 62
So neo gsap dna/dna&rna CPT 81459 $1,977.00 $2,989.55 $12,005.54 123
So neo gsap dna mcrstl ins CPT 81457 $192.50 $2,296.00 $11,032.00 171
Specific gravity body fluid CPT 84315 $1.13 $22.00 $215.22 642
Specimen fat stain CPT 89125 $2.82 $37.40 $362.23 377
Sperm antibody test CPT 89325 $3.38 $57.85 $481.00 235
Sperm evaluation test CPT 89329 $19.59 $27.03 $213.92 71
Sperm identification CPT 89257 $58.39 $101.55 $757.90 84
Sperm isolation complex CPT 89261 $58.39 $176.28 $380.93 100
Sperm isolation simple CPT 89260 $45.00 $126.05 $615.54 92
Split blood or products CPT 86985 $10.80 $127.80 $1,257.65 625
Sputum specimen collection CPT 89220 $23.10 $180.00 $1,552.00 330
Srsf2 gene common variants CPT 81348 $73.25 $192.94 $1,588.44 68
Staph a dna amp probe CPT 87640 $22.02 $125.00 $896.50 541
Stem cells total count CPT 86367 $34.40 $194.25 $1,590.40 289
Stimulants synthetic CPT 80371 $4.62 $80.08 $518.70 301
Storage/year embryo(s) CPT 89342 $150.18 $236.00 $604.80 87
Storage/year oocyte(s) CPT 89346 $154.70 $236.00 $767.20 87
Storage/year reprod tissue CPT 89344 $72.08 $220.00 $604.80 68
Storage/year sperm/semen CPT 89343 $138.88 $207.35 $397.60 79
Strep a ag ia CPT 87430 $7.39 $75.40 $761.86 483
Strep a dna dir probe CPT 87650 $20.05 $96.72 $245.28 124
Strep a dna quant CPT 87652 $41.76 $75.60 $644.56 86
Strep b assay w/optic CPT 87802 $6.00 $64.60 $822.90 198
Strep b dna amp probe CPT 87653 $8.24 $124.15 $1,210.07 624
Streptokinase antibody CPT 86590 $6.11 $25.60 $148.50 91
Str markers spec anal addl CPT 81266 $117.60 $479.17 $4,704.75 170
Str markers specimen anal CPT 81265 $37.88 $756.60 $7,505.93 531
Sugars multiple quant CPT 84379 $11.53 $44.19 $300.00 148
Sugars single quant CPT 84378 $3.69 $64.28 $546.00 446
Sulfonylurea screen qn-sendout CPT 80377 $8.79 $158.75 $1,271.28 469
Surgical pathology level 1 gross examination only CPT 88300 $4.39 $81.00 $871.16 906
Surgical pathology level 2 gross & microscopic examination CPT 88302 $7.82 $143.55 $1,452.00 917
Surgical pathology level 3 gross & microscopic examination CPT 88304 $10.50 $184.21 $1,840.85 913
Surgical pathology level 4 gross & microscopic examination CPT 88305 $16.50 $250.20 $2,405.00 891
Surgical pathology level 5 gross & microscopic examination CPT 88307 $32.80 $480.60 $4,818.00 926
Surgical pathology level 6 gross & microscopic examination CPT 88309 $85.00 $720.75 $7,009.07 915
Susceptibility agar dilution per agent CPT 87181 $2.50 $45.60 $440.33 805
Susceptibility enzyme detection per enzyme CPT 87185 $2.35 $35.89 $340.68 872
Susceptibility mic per plate CPT 87186 $5.50 $106.00 $1,050.00 863
Suscept studies macrobroth dilution ea CPT 87188 $3.15 $59.28 $546.44 539
Sweat collection by iontophoresis CPT 89230 $18.81 $123.78 $1,168.44 323
Syphilis test non-treponemal antibody quantitative rpr CPT 86593 $2.40 $42.24 $375.48 856
T3 (triiodothyronine) free CPT 84481 $5.89 $100.32 $1,015.89 921
T3 (triiodothyronine) total CPT 84480 $4.86 $93.52 $944.74 920
T4 (thyroxine) free CPT 84439 $7.70 $89.60 $859.24 933
T4 (thyroxine) total CPT 84436 $3.76 $70.20 $659.00 913
Tacrolimus therapeutic drug level CPT 80197 $6.54 $122.50 $1,097.71 908
Target gsa panel hmtlmph neop CPT 81450 $171.50 $2,246.30 $17,536.21 676
Target gsa panel organ/hmtlmph neop CPT 81455 $204.37 $3,746.70 $21,357.25 535
Target gsa panel organ neop CPT 81445 $129.15 $1,701.91 $15,531.53 545
Tbp gene detc abnor alleles CPT 81344 $72.25 $225.42 $614.25 121
Tb test cell mediated immunity antigen response enumeration gamma interferon t-cells CPT 86481 $14.70 $200.00 $1,617.27 510
Tb test cell mediated immunity antigen response gamma interferon CPT 86480 $10.29 $179.95 $1,775.68 921
T cells absolute cd4/cd8 including ratio CPT 86360 $8.76 $184.00 $1,719.98 888
T cells absolute cd 4 count CPT 86361 $6.11 $111.20 $1,005.43 779
T cells total count CPT 86359 $6.48 $130.20 $1,235.57 897
Tert gene targeted seq alys CPT 81345 $45.78 $335.00 $3,325.60 262
Test for chlorohydrocarbons CPT 82441 $5.44 $65.00 $513.00 291
Test for porphobilinogen CPT 84106 $2.80 $33.57 $314.52 200
Test for urine cystines CPT 82615 $4.70 $26.00 $250.75 229
Testosterone response panel CPT 80414 $51.64 $129.60 $509.60 81
Test urine for lactose CPT 83633 $5.17 $23.20 $56.00 87
Test urine for porphyrins CPT 84119 $6.00 $49.98 $510.12 174
Test urine urobilinogen CPT 84578 $3.76 $9.75 $67.90 156
Tgfbi gene common variants CPT 81333 $137.00 $189.06 $707.00 67
Tgsap hl neo 5-50 rna alys CPT 81451 $369.75 $879.20 $5,106.47 135
Tgsap so/hl 51/< rna alys CPT 81456 $947.83 $4,347.00 $15,789.20 281
Tgsap so neo 5-50 rna alys CPT 81449 $218.00 $1,009.32 $6,713.00 204
Thaw cryoprsvrd reprod tiss CPT 89354 $72.08 $234.27 $632.80 66
Thawing cryopresrved embryo CPT 89352 $76.38 $326.15 $942.50 78
Thawing cryopresrved oocyte CPT 89356 $72.08 $402.80 $961.33 84
Thawing cryopresrved sperm CPT 89353 $56.00 $117.61 $419.20 82
Theophylline therapeutic drug level CPT 80198 $5.46 $108.00 $1,063.55 920
Thrombin time CPT 85670 $2.80 $54.18 $545.40 879