Lithium therapeutic drug level cost at US hospitals
HC Lithium Tda · CPT 80178
$4.20
lowest cash price
$69.75
national median
$708.80
highest cash price
922
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $4.20–$708.80 — the variation is the story.
Cheapest published cash price
$4.20
OSF Healthcare Divine Mercy Continuing Care Hospital — Peoria, ILMedian cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($113.40) → Sep 1, 2026 ($99.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $13.44 | $109.20 | $233.22 |
| Arizona | 24 | $4.37 | $8.63 | $162.68 |
| Arkansas | 11 | $18.60 | $62.40 | $92.30 |
| California | 91 | $12.52 | $106.05 | $347.51 |
| Colorado | 13 | $11.80 | $245.56 | $352.01 |
| Florida | 63 | $34.45 | $164.76 | $501.89 |
| Georgia | 24 | $33.00 | $69.42 | $212.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $41.25 | $41.25 | $59.20 |
| Illinois | 50 | $4.20 | $87.12 | $329.04 |
| Indiana | 26 | $71.00 | $117.50 | $208.80 |
| Iowa | 31 | $40.30 | $66.43 | $228.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $49.60 | $253.26 | $457.71 |
| Kentucky | 25 | $28.91 | $81.63 | $136.80 |
| Louisiana | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Maine | 7 | $74.15 | $133.20 | $139.70 |
| Maryland | 2 | $24.00 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Michigan | 27 | $9.12 | $47.00 | $143.20 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $35.14 | $40.99 | $84.80 |
| Mississippi | 11 | $16.64 | $43.46 | $63.00 |
| Missouri | 21 | $24.00 | $146.30 | $646.26 |
| Montana | 2 | $68.00 | $68.00 | $98.40 |
| Nebraska | 13 | $31.88 | $109.62 | $152.15 |
| Nevada | 4 | $18.86 | $20.89 | $26.32 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $197.15 | $197.15 | $197.15 |
| New Jersey | 23 | $6.61 | $7.27 | $54.50 |
| New Mexico | 2 | $157.08 | $157.08 | $157.08 |
| New York | 22 | $6.61 | $6.61 | $206.00 |
| North Carolina | 15 | $42.84 | $70.58 | $93.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $39.20 | $39.20 | $39.20 |
| Ohio | 67 | $20.15 | $61.80 | $250.20 |
| Oklahoma | 18 | $36.00 | $59.15 | $224.90 |
| Oregon | 12 | $28.05 | $54.00 | $58.50 |
| Pennsylvania | 33 | $23.00 | $46.80 | $349.80 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $34.00 | $126.00 | $350.00 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $38.40 | $60.00 | $95.20 |
| Tennessee | 36 | $4.48 | $22.11 | $639.29 |
| Texas | 103 | $11.76 | $136.09 | $708.80 |
| Virginia | 43 | $11.27 | $117.00 | $661.00 |
| Washington | 33 | $13.20 | $38.24 | $145.60 |
| West Virginia | 18 | $15.20 | $46.00 | $120.60 |
| Wisconsin | 35 | $21.09 | $62.50 | $172.70 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $21.84 | $31.98 | $34.58 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham, TX | $79.84 | $9.69 – $119.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station, TX | $79.84 | $5.94 – $119.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple, TX | $79.84 | $5.55 – $119.75 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST | Waco, TX | $79.84 | $5.55 – $99.80 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | Temple, TX | $79.84 | $5.55 – $119.75 |
| Ascension Seton Northwest (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $80.28 | $5.55 – $100.35 |
| Ascension Seton Smithville (Ascension Seton) | Smithville, TX | $80.28 | $5.55 – $72.00 |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of Texas (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $80.28 | $5.55 – $100.35 |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $80.28 | $5.55 – $100.35 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | $80.38 | $5.82 – $16.53 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $80.38 | $5.82 – $16.53 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | $80.38 | $5.82 – $16.53 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Clay County (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Middleburg, FL | $80.38 | $5.82 – $16.53 |
| HCA FLORIDA PUTNAM HOSPITAL | Palatka, FL | $80.50 | $5.99 – $67.53 |
| Central Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $80.80 | $6.00 – $6.00 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | $81.13 | $6.41 – $123.69 |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento | Sacramento, CA | $81.22 | $5.88 – $234.06 |
| Baptist Health Floyd | New Albany, IN | $81.63 | $5.62 – $163.26 |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown, KY | $81.63 | $5.62 – $217.68 |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin, KY | $81.63 | $5.62 – $217.68 |
| Baptist Health La Grange | La Grange, KY | $81.63 | $5.62 – $217.68 |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington, KY | $81.63 | $5.62 – $221.27 |
| Baptist Health Louisville | Louisville, KY | $81.63 | $3.97 – $217.68 |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah, KY | $81.63 | $5.62 – $217.68 |
| Urbana Hospital | Urbana, OH | $82.20 | not published |
| UPMC Muncy | Muncy, PA | $82.80 | $6.54 – $13.63 |
| UPMC Williamsport | Williamsport, PA | $82.80 | $6.54 – $10.24 |
| HSHS St. John's Hospital | IL 62769|301 N. 8th St., IL | $82.80 | $6.61 – $115.00 |
| HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital | Breese, IL | $82.80 | $6.61 – $115.00 |
| Mary Immaculate Hospital | Newport News, VA | $83.40 | not published |
| Maryview Hospital | Portsmouth, VA | $83.40 | not published |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard | Dexter, MO | $83.85 | $5.95 – $23.14 |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center | Conneaut, OH | $84.00 | $3.13 – $59.00 |
| University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center | Geneva, OH | $84.00 | $3.13 – $69.00 |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $84.60 | $5.87 – $140.00 |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby, MN | $84.80 | $25.66 – $95.40 |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital | Westbrook, MN | $84.80 | $25.66 – $95.40 |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital | Tracy, MN | $84.80 | $25.66 – $95.40 |
| California Hospital Medical Center | Los Angeles, CA | $84.88 | $6.61 – $138.25 |
| UPMC Altoona | Altoona, PA | $85.20 | $6.54 – $113.60 |
| Willard Hospital | Willard, OH | $85.20 | not published |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $85.92 | $6.61 – $16.20 |
| CHI Health Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $85.92 | $6.61 – $20.58 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | $86.40 | $3.13 – $15.07 |
| Barbourville ARH Hospital | Barbourville, KY | $86.40 | $6.61 – $6.61 |
| HSHS St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital | Mattoon, IL | $87.12 | $6.61 – $121.00 |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $87.71 | $6.61 – $20.58 |
| UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital | Madison, WI | $87.76 | $3.97 – $36.26 |
| Redwood Memorial Hospital | Fortuna, CA | $89.76 | $77.44 – $77.44 |
| CHI Health St. Francis | Grand Island, NE | $90.86 | $6.41 – $144.76 |