Lead capillary cost at US hospitals
HC Lead Capillary · CPT 83655
$2.95
lowest cash price
$57.50
national median
$571.80
highest cash price
871
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $2.95–$571.80 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($48.90) → Sep 1, 2026 ($62.40)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $43.68 | $144.30 | $248.04 |
| Arizona | 24 | $6.64 | $12.80 | $162.28 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $19.36 | $61.75 | $148.00 |
| California | 88 | $2.95 | $21.84 | $53.56 |
| Colorado | 17 | $13.39 | $264.30 | $264.30 |
| Florida | 82 | $4.00 | $70.10 | $553.15 |
| Georgia | 24 | $41.44 | $114.27 | $297.93 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $50.25 | $50.25 | $57.60 |
| Illinois | 50 | $22.32 | $92.16 | $289.20 |
| Indiana | 26 | $57.50 | $138.60 | $221.40 |
| Iowa | 31 | $32.15 | $81.00 | $139.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $32.40 | $61.10 | $309.88 |
| Kentucky | 25 | $23.34 | $135.60 | $435.65 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $21.32 | $21.32 | $21.32 |
| Maine | 7 | $48.90 | $55.60 | $123.65 |
| Maryland | 2 | $40.20 | $40.20 | $40.20 |
| Michigan | 27 | $4.41 | $41.00 | $246.40 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $38.30 | $44.69 | $128.80 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $5.06 | $51.20 | $121.44 |
| Missouri | 21 | $25.50 | $92.40 | $126.75 |
| Montana | 2 | $112.80 | $112.80 | $112.80 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $47.38 | $64.68 | $147.90 |
| Nevada | 4 | $20.91 | $23.16 | $38.08 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $134.80 | $134.80 | $134.80 |
| New Jersey | 23 | $12.11 | $13.32 | $48.40 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 22 | $12.11 | $12.11 | $383.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $40.50 | $79.93 | $83.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $62.40 | $62.40 | $62.40 |
| Ohio | 68 | $8.45 | $54.60 | $184.20 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $41.16 | $58.50 | $110.00 |
| Oregon | 12 | $12.00 | $27.75 | $39.69 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | $29.50 | $66.60 | $571.80 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $63.50 | $80.00 | $417.50 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $64.00 | $88.00 | $116.00 |
| Tennessee | 36 | $9.80 | $21.15 | $66.32 |
| Texas | 106 | $9.00 | $32.55 | $398.07 |
| Virginia | 35 | $9.60 | $94.00 | $388.80 |
| Washington | 32 | $28.00 | $61.20 | $225.40 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $15.00 | $70.50 | $181.20 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $9.35 | $57.50 | $144.33 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $33.18 | $48.58 | $52.54 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Medical Center Summit | Summit, WI | $57.50 | $9.69 – $42.49 |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County | Hartford, WI | $57.50 | $9.69 – $42.49 |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center | West Allis, WI | $57.50 | $9.69 – $42.49 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn, IL | $57.50 | $12.11 – $92.00 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville, IL | $57.50 | $12.11 – $92.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove, IL | $57.50 | $12.11 – $92.00 |
| Parkview Logansport Hospital | Logansport, IN | $57.50 | $12.11 – $25.54 |
| CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER | Kailua, HI | $57.60 | $1.82 – $26.25 |
| 62-1166050 BMH Carroll County | Huntingdon, TN | $57.96 | $10.54 – $24.22 |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County | Guthrie, OK | $58.50 | $10.77 – $15.14 |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga | Watonga, OK | $58.50 | $10.77 – $15.14 |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher | Kingfisher, OK | $58.50 | $10.77 – $15.14 |
| HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital | Breese, IL | $59.04 | $8.65 – $82.00 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East | Lexington, KY | $59.05 | $10.29 – $133.77 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $59.13 | $10.17 – $53.41 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $59.22 | $10.00 – $98.00 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea, KY | $59.78 | $10.29 – $112.84 |
| Emory Hospital Perry | Perry, GA | $60.00 | $9.08 – $25.67 |
| Emory Hospital Warner Robins | Warner Robins, GA | $60.00 | $9.08 – $25.67 |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg | Pittsburg, KS | $61.10 | $10.77 – $67.12 |
| MultiCare Capital Medical Center | Olympia, WA | $61.20 | $8.19 – $21.96 |
| Mercy Hospital Ozark | River Ozark, AR | $61.75 | $10.77 – $55.28 |
| Mercy Hospital Paris | Academy Paris, AR | $61.75 | $10.77 – $55.28 |
| Mercy Hospital Waldron | Waldron, AR | $61.75 | $10.77 – $55.28 |
| Mercy Hospital Boonville | Booneville, AR | $61.75 | $10.77 – $55.28 |
| CHI Health St. Francis | Grand Island, NE | $61.95 | $11.73 – $105.00 |
| Northwestern Medicine Marianjoy Rehabilitation Hospital | Wheaton, IL | $62.30 | not published |
| UPMC Community Osteopathic | Harrisburg, PA | $62.40 | $10.00 – $88.40 |
| UPMC Hanover | Hanover, PA | $62.40 | $10.00 – $19.38 |
| UPMC Lititz | Lititz, PA | $62.40 | $10.00 – $19.38 |
| UPMC Memorial | York, PA | $62.40 | $10.00 – $87.55 |
| UPMC Somerset | Somerset, PA | $62.40 | $10.00 – $20.00 |
| UPMC Carlisle | Carlisle, PA | $62.40 | $10.00 – $88.40 |
| Sanford Medical Center Hillsboro | Hillsboro, ND | $62.40 | $8.96 – $33.30 |
| Sanford Medical Center Mayville | Mayville, ND | $62.40 | $8.96 – $33.30 |
| Princeton Community Hospital | Princeton, WV | $62.50 | $10.00 – $70.54 |
| MUSC Health Black River Medical Center | Cades, SC | $63.50 | $6.94 – $33.10 |
| St. Michael Medical Center | Silverdale, WA | $63.55 | $12.11 – $129.58 |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $64.00 | not published |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center | Canton, SD | $64.00 | $13.00 – $34.20 |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Emergency Center - Alon | San Antonio, TX | $64.02 | $6.06 – $48.03 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $64.68 | $11.73 – $130.90 |
| CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | $64.68 | $11.73 – $130.90 |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center | Omaha, NE | $64.68 | $11.73 – $130.90 |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | $64.68 | $11.73 – $130.90 |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $64.68 | $11.73 – $130.90 |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $64.68 | $11.73 – $130.90 |
| Defiance Hospital | Defiance, OH | $64.80 | not published |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo | Tishomingo, OK | $65.00 | $10.77 – $15.14 |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton | Healdton, OK | $65.00 | $10.77 – $15.14 |