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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | $43.64 | $6.61 – $25.52 |
| SIMI VALLEY HOSPITAL AND HEALTH CARE SERVICES | Simi Valley, CA | $43.84 | $5.88 – $71.27 |
| CHI Health Nebraska Heart | Lincoln, NE | $44.16 | $6.41 – $78.72 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | $44.18 | $3.57 – $12.56 |
| MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER | The Dalles, OR | $44.27 | $6.10 – $294.03 |
| New Ulm Medical Center | MN 56073, MN | $44.30 | $6.16 – $98.00 |
| Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center | Chicago, IL | $45.00 | $6.61 – $72.00 |
| Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge | Park Ridge, IL | $45.00 | $6.61 – $72.00 |
| Advocate Sherman Hospital | Elgin, IL | $45.00 | $6.61 – $81.00 |
| Advocate South Suburban Hospital | Hazel Crest, IL | $45.00 | $6.61 – $87.66 |
| Advocate Trinity Hospital | Chicago, IL | $45.00 | $6.61 – $72.00 |
| Marcum Wallace Hospital | Irvine, KY | $45.00 | not published |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston, VA | $45.00 | $5.75 – $6.94 |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn, IL | $45.00 | $6.61 – $72.00 |
| Advocate Condell Medical Center | Libertyville, IL | $45.00 | $6.61 – $72.00 |
| Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital | Downers Grove, IL | $45.00 | $6.61 – $72.00 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | $45.51 | $6.61 – $18.24 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | $45.51 | $6.61 – $26.44 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $45.51 | $6.61 – $16.09 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $45.51 | $7.04 – $16.09 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $45.51 | $7.04 – $16.09 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | $45.51 | $7.04 – $10.29 |
| MultiCare Yakima Memorial Hospital | Yakima, WA | $45.60 | $6.84 – $11.86 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville, TN | $45.78 | $6.28 – $13.22 |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital | Gassaway, WV | $46.00 | not published |
| UPMC Community Osteopathic | Harrisburg, PA | $46.80 | $6.54 – $66.30 |
| UPMC Hanover | Hanover, PA | $46.80 | $6.54 – $10.90 |
| UPMC Lititz | Lititz, PA | $46.80 | $6.54 – $10.90 |
| UPMC Memorial | York, PA | $46.80 | $6.84 – $47.81 |
| UPMC Somerset | Somerset, PA | $46.80 | $6.54 – $11.12 |
| UPMC Carlisle | Carlisle, PA | $46.80 | $6.54 – $66.30 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | $46.94 | $6.61 – $25.52 |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital Health Center | Glendale, CA | $46.95 | $6.61 – $115.20 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | $47.00 | $6.06 – $11.07 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | $47.00 | $6.15 – $8.92 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | $47.00 | $6.11 – $8.92 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | $47.00 | $6.15 – $11.02 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | $47.00 | $6.05 – $8.92 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals | Morgantown, WV | $47.50 | $4.30 – $28.00 |
| 45-2896080 MBMC Leake | Carthage, MS | $47.70 | $6.61 – $10.44 |
| 64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus | Meridian, MS | $48.00 | $6.68 – $14.87 |
| Southeastern Medical Center | Cambridge, OH | $48.10 | $6.61 – $6.87 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $48.78 | $5.55 – $29.15 |
| Adventhealth Port Charlotte | Port Charlotte, FL | $49.24 | $6.61 – $12.07 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling, KY | $49.48 | $5.62 – $122.85 |
| LODI MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC | Lodi, CA | $49.49 | $2.34 – $72.62 |
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $49.50 | $6.48 – $14.12 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan, Inc | Manhattan, KS | $49.60 | $6.00 – $111.60 |
| Barnesville Hospital | Barnesville, OH | $50.00 | $3.26 – $3.26 |
| HCA FLORIDA GULF COAST HOSPITAL | PANAMA CITY, FL | $50.00 | $5.99 – $66.85 |