Ph body fluid cost at US hospitals

HC Ph Body Fluid · CPT 83986

$3.07

lowest cash price

$42.00

national median

$419.93

highest cash price

900

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.07–$419.93 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$3.07

St. John's Camarillo Hospital — Camarillo, CA

Most expensive published cash price

$419.93

HCA HOUSTON CONROE — CONROE, TX

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($19.70) → Sep 1, 2026 ($42.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $34.32 $94.38 $112.32
Arizona 24 $8.74 $17.26 $76.79
Arkansas 11 $7.65 $35.75 $50.00
California 88 $3.07 $46.92 $226.41
Colorado 17 $23.61 $134.66 $352.01
Florida 77 $12.40 $97.29 $396.41
Georgia 25 $17.00 $98.00 $103.35
Hawaii 2 $25.50 $25.50 $41.28
Illinois 51 $7.92 $44.10 $277.90
Indiana 26 $31.62 $57.60 $106.80
Iowa 30 $20.80 $33.57 $81.00
Kansas 11 $16.40 $66.95 $82.37
Kentucky 26 $16.55 $45.44 $206.06
Louisiana 1 $34.32 $34.32 $34.32
Maine 7 $10.55 $19.70 $85.00
Maryland 2 $12.60 $12.60 $12.60
Michigan 27 $4.94 $14.00 $117.60
Minnesota 18 $9.60 $38.81 $46.37
Mississippi 11 $5.20 $26.24 $52.80
Missouri 19 $29.70 $33.00 $100.42
Montana 2 $90.40 $90.40 $117.60
Nebraska 13 $20.13 $47.04 $109.65
Nevada 4 $25.42 $28.15 $50.13
New Hampshire 1 $92.75 $92.75 $92.75
New Jersey 22 $3.58 $3.94 $28.50
New Mexico 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 22 $3.58 $3.58 $205.00
North Carolina 15 $13.50 $46.08 $215.00
North Dakota 4 $34.40 $34.40 $34.40
Ohio 68 $13.50 $39.00 $288.75
Oklahoma 17 $30.25 $50.70 $79.00
Oregon 12 $6.72 $12.00 $36.75
Pennsylvania 33 $15.20 $27.00 $93.60
South Carolina 11 $41.50 $57.00 $121.50
South Dakota 7 $14.40 $46.40 $61.60
Tennessee 36 $5.06 $16.52 $305.00
Texas 109 $4.62 $54.62 $419.93
Virginia 43 $5.06 $37.00 $171.00
Washington 32 $7.60 $24.06 $99.40
West Virginia 17 $13.00 $25.00 $155.40
Wisconsin 34 $11.97 $35.00 $99.00
Wyoming 4 $43.68 $63.96 $69.16

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Indian Path Community Hospital KINGSPORT, TN $5.25 $1.79 – $8.59
Johnson City Medical Center JOHNSON CITY, TN $5.25 $1.79 – $7.80
Johnston Memorial Hospital ABINGDON, VA $5.25 $1.79 – $7.80
Lonesome Pine Hospital BIG STONE GAP, VA $5.25 $1.79 – $8.59
Russell County Hospital LEBANON, VA $5.25 $3.58 – $7.80
Smyth County Community Hospital MARION, VA $5.25 $3.58 – $7.80
LeConte Medical Center Sevierville, TN $5.80 $1.61 – $18.00
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN $6.60 $1.61 – $6.48
PORTLAND ADVENTIST MEDICAL CENTER Portland, OR $6.72 $0.72 – $36.00
Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA $6.76 $1.19 – $7.94
64-0362400 Anderson Regional Main Campus Meridian, MS $7.48 $3.54 – $8.05
MultiCare Auburn Medical Center Auburn, WA $7.60 $3.39 – $7.02
MultiCare Covington Medical Center Covington, WA $7.60 $3.39 – $7.02
MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital Puyallup, WA $7.60 $3.47 – $7.02
MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital Tacoma, WA $7.60 $3.45 – $12.25
MultiCare Allenmore Hospital Tacoma, WA $7.60 $3.47 – $7.02
CHI St. Vincent Morrilton Morrilton, AR $7.65 $2.70 – $11.62
HSHS St. Francis Hospital LITCHFIELD, IL $7.92 $5.44 – $11.00
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $8.50 $0.38 – $3.39
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $8.50 $0.38 – $7.94
Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZ $8.74 $3.58 – $38.25
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $8.93 $1.19 – $7.94
Mark Twain Medical Center San Andreas, CA $9.33 $2.23 – $4.11
Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago (Presence Chicago Hospital Network) Chicago, IL $9.57 $2.69 – $14.98
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $9.60 $2.91 – $10.80
Stephens Memorial Hospital Norway, ME $10.55 $3.58 – $9.92
Henry Ford River District Hospital China Township, MI $10.63 $3.30 – $6.80
TWIN CITIES COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Templeton, CA $11.06 $3.58 – $205.40
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZ $11.75 $3.58 – $38.25
Henry Ford Warren Hospital Warren, MI $11.76 $3.30 – $6.80
Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Appleton, WI $11.97 $3.58 – $13.82
Ascension NE Wisconsin - Mercy Campus (Ascension NE Wisconsin, Inc.) Oshkosh, WI $11.97 $3.58 – $13.82
Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR $12.00 $3.52 – $6.55
Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR $12.00 $3.52 – $7.16
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $12.00 $3.52 – $7.16
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $12.00 $3.52 – $7.16
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $12.00 $3.52 – $7.16
Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA $12.06 $0.38 – $7.94
Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Pensacola, FL $12.40 $3.58 – $14.04
UPMC Western Maryland Cumberland, MD $12.60 $21.00 – $21.00
Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY $12.95 $1.97 – $4.62
Newark Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY $12.95 $1.97 – $5.58
Clifton Springs Hospital and Clinic Clifton Springs, NY $12.95 $2.17 – $4.30
Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale, WV $13.00 $2.10 – $5.66
Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville, WV $13.00 not published
SSM Health Monroe Hospital Monroe, WI $13.20 $3.58 – $6.27
Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZ $13.21 $3.58 – $38.25
CHI St. Vincent North Sherwood, AR $13.48 $2.70 – $11.62
Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City, NC $13.50 $3.58 – $3.65
Barnesville Hospital Barnesville, OH $13.50 $1.77 – $1.77

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