Microalbumin urine screen cost at US hospitals
Microalbumin urine screen · CPT 82044
$1.75
lowest cash price
$19.04
national median
$162.50
highest cash price
306
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $1.75–$162.50 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($23.90) → Sep 1, 2026 ($11.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arkansas | 3 | $6.61 | $31.20 | $42.25 |
| California | 54 | $1.75 | $19.04 | $38.48 |
| Colorado | 13 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Florida | 69 | $7.00 | $18.20 | $37.25 |
| Georgia | 23 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Hawaii | 1 | $22.50 | $22.50 | $22.50 |
| Illinois | 31 | $22.50 | $25.72 | $31.20 |
| Indiana | 25 | $75.00 | $75.00 | $75.00 |
| Iowa | 21 | $5.88 | $25.72 | $63.20 |
| Kansas | 10 | $48.80 | $48.80 | $48.80 |
| Kentucky | 11 | $26.40 | $54.00 | $54.00 |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | $23.90 | $26.00 | $33.00 |
| Michigan | 26 | $5.64 | $11.00 | $12.00 |
| Minnesota | 9 | $52.80 | $63.20 | $122.40 |
| Mississippi | 3 | $4.20 | $8.20 | $9.00 |
| Missouri | 15 | $13.20 | $13.20 | $20.25 |
| Montana | 2 | $73.60 | $73.60 | $73.60 |
| Nebraska | 8 | $5.88 | $5.88 | $104.55 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $31.30 | $31.30 | $31.30 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $6.23 | $6.85 | $6.85 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 18 | $6.23 | $6.23 | $6.23 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $16.95 | $16.95 | $16.95 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 50 | $10.00 | $27.95 | $40.80 |
| Oklahoma | 13 | $8.58 | $42.25 | $126.10 |
| Oregon | 8 | $26.35 | $26.35 | $26.35 |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $10.50 | $10.50 | $10.50 |
| South Carolina | 7 | $100.50 | $100.50 | $100.50 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $48.00 | $63.20 | $99.20 |
| Tennessee | 33 | $7.36 | $7.50 | $7.50 |
| Texas | 111 | $7.98 | $45.29 | $162.50 |
| Virginia | 33 | $4.20 | $7.50 | $42.00 |
| Washington | 23 | $10.00 | $12.40 | $23.20 |
| West Virginia | 11 | $10.00 | $10.50 | $54.00 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $12.19 | $12.19 | $40.70 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY | Frisco, TX | $45.29 | $5.23 – $56.62 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO | Plano, TX | $45.29 | $5.23 – $56.62 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON | Denton, TX | $45.29 | $5.23 – $56.62 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY | McKinney, TX | $45.29 | $5.23 – $56.62 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE | Waxahachie, TX | $45.29 | $5.23 – $56.62 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE | Waxahachie, TX | $45.29 | $5.23 – $56.62 |
| Sanford Vermillion Hospital | Vermillion, SD | $48.00 | $17.70 – $54.00 |
| Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) | Wamego, KS | $48.80 | $5.30 – $109.80 |
| Sanford Wheaton | Wheaton, MN | $52.80 | $15.98 – $59.40 |
| Beckley ARH Hospital | Beckley, WV | $54.00 | $5.61 – $31.15 |
| Summers County ARH Hospital | Hinton, WV | $54.00 | $5.61 – $5.61 |
| Whitesburg ARH Hospital | Whitesburg, KY | $54.00 | $3.89 – $6.23 |
| Middlesboro ARH Hospital | Middlesboro, KY | $54.00 | $3.89 – $6.23 |
| Morgan County ARH Hospital | Liberty, KY | $54.00 | $6.23 – $6.23 |
| ARH Our Lady of the Way Hospital | Martin, KY | $54.00 | $6.23 – $6.23 |
| Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | Williamson, KY | $54.00 | $3.89 – $6.23 |
| Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | Hazard, KY | $54.00 | $3.89 – $6.23 |
| Barbourville ARH Hospital | Barbourville, KY | $54.00 | $6.23 – $6.23 |
| Methodist Charlton Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $55.00 | $4.97 – $21.40 |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center | Dallas, TX | $55.00 | $4.97 – $28.35 |
| Methodist Mansfield Medical Center | Mansfield, TX | $55.00 | $4.97 – $22.35 |
| Methodist Midlothian Medical Center | Midlothian, TX | $55.00 | $4.97 – $21.40 |
| Methodist Richardson Medical Center | Richardson, TX | $55.00 | $4.97 – $21.40 |
| Methodist Celina Medical Center | Celina, TX | $55.00 | $5.75 – $15.58 |
| Methodist Southlake Medical Center | Souhtlake, TX | $55.00 | $2.68 – $26.97 |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby, MN | $56.00 | $16.95 – $63.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore | Northwest Ardmore, OK | $57.85 | $5.54 – $13.75 |
| CHI Health Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $59.04 | $6.23 – $14.70 |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $60.27 | $6.23 – $14.70 |
| Sanford Clear Lake Medical Center | Clear Lake, SD | $63.20 | $40.53 – $71.10 |
| Sanford Luverne Medical Center | Luverne, MN | $63.20 | $19.13 – $71.10 |
| Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center | Thief River Falls, MN | $63.20 | $27.14 – $71.10 |
| Sanford Canton Inwood Medical Center | Canton, SD | $63.20 | $27.02 – $71.10 |
| Sanford Sheldon Medical Center | Sheldon, IA | $63.20 | $22.52 – $71.10 |
| Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls | Thief River Falls, MN | $63.20 | $27.14 – $71.10 |
| Love County Health Center | Marietta, OK | $65.00 | $5.54 – $5.54 |
| Providence St Joseph Medical Center | Polson, MT | $73.60 | $7.79 – $19.23 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | $75.00 | $1.32 – $14.20 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $78.05 | $5.22 – $40.61 |
| Sanford Hospital Webster | Webster, SD | $80.80 | $31.71 – $90.90 |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain, SD | $99.20 | $42.41 – $111.60 |
| MUSC Health Chester Medical Center | Chester, SC | $100.50 | $2.62 – $6.85 |
| CHI Health Plainview | Plainview, NE | $103.32 | $6.23 – $14.70 |
| CHI Health Schuyler | Schuyler, NE | $104.55 | $3.22 – $14.70 |
| Houston Methodist Hospital | Houston, TX | $119.00 | $6.23 – $25.92 |
| Sanford Westbrook Hospital | Westbrook, MN | $122.40 | $37.04 – $137.70 |
| Sanford Tracy Hospital | Tracy, MN | $122.40 | $37.04 – $137.70 |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $126.10 | $2.71 – $13.75 |
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital | Sugar Land, TX | $162.50 | $6.23 – $25.92 |
| Houston Methodist West Hospital | Houston, TX | $162.50 | $6.23 – $25.92 |