Reticulocyte direct measurement automated cost at US hospitals
HC Reticulocyte Direct Measurement Automated · CPT 85046
$3.21
lowest cash price
$36.57
national median
$371.20
highest cash price
572
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.21–$371.20 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($5.57) → Sep 1, 2026 ($49.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $31.98 | $44.46 | $142.74 |
| Arizona | 18 | $3.65 | $10.89 | $33.40 |
| Arkansas | 8 | $4.80 | $55.90 | $72.00 |
| California | 55 | $3.21 | $29.12 | $143.93 |
| Colorado | 15 | $4.79 | $94.06 | $94.06 |
| Florida | 58 | $12.53 | $62.00 | $304.00 |
| Georgia | 24 | $22.23 | $22.23 | $22.23 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $21.12 | $21.12 | $33.75 |
| Illinois | 47 | $7.80 | $46.90 | $361.60 |
| Indiana | 26 | $12.60 | $57.00 | $126.60 |
| Iowa | 31 | $33.57 | $44.85 | $247.00 |
| Kansas | 11 | $59.80 | $59.80 | $59.80 |
| Kentucky | 10 | $8.84 | $69.92 | $69.92 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $37.44 | $37.44 | $37.44 |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maryland | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 27 | $7.52 | $19.00 | $371.20 |
| Minnesota | 18 | $24.80 | $36.57 | $114.40 |
| Mississippi | 5 | $6.40 | $8.00 | $17.60 |
| Missouri | 19 | $26.40 | $29.15 | $83.85 |
| Montana | 2 | $68.00 | $68.00 | $80.00 |
| Nebraska | 9 | $10.23 | $46.20 | $93.94 |
| Nevada | 1 | $53.98 | $53.98 | $53.98 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $5.57 | $6.13 | $6.13 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 19 | $5.57 | $5.57 | $118.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $41.00 | $41.00 | $41.00 |
| North Dakota | 4 | $32.00 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Ohio | 51 | $17.00 | $40.00 | $206.70 |
| Oklahoma | 16 | $20.15 | $35.10 | $66.55 |
| Oregon | 12 | $10.50 | $13.50 | $24.32 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 | $28.50 | $54.00 | $85.20 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $22.50 | $49.50 | $218.50 |
| South Dakota | 7 | $29.60 | $35.20 | $113.60 |
| Tennessee | 22 | $6.20 | $54.54 | $216.00 |
| Texas | 107 | $10.89 | $66.44 | $352.00 |
| Virginia | 21 | $22.00 | $83.50 | $336.96 |
| Washington | 25 | $8.67 | $36.00 | $120.64 |
| West Virginia | 15 | $13.50 | $35.00 | $71.50 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $18.70 | $47.50 | $59.20 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $7.14 | $10.81 | $11.68 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Little Company of Mary Med Center Torrance | Torrance, CA | $14.00 | $5.57 – $32.45 |
| MultiCare Auburn Medical Center | Auburn, WA | $14.00 | $3.92 – $10.92 |
| MultiCare Covington Medical Center | Covington, WA | $14.00 | $3.92 – $10.92 |
| MultiCare Good Samaritan Hospital | Puyallup, WA | $14.00 | $4.01 – $10.92 |
| MultiCare Mary Bridge Children's Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $14.00 | $3.99 – $14.16 |
| MultiCare Allenmore Hospital | Tacoma, WA | $14.00 | $4.01 – $10.92 |
| MultiCare Valley Hospital | Spokane Valley, WA | $14.40 | $3.83 – $10.10 |
| MultiCare Deaconess Hospital | Spokane, WA | $14.40 | $3.86 – $10.10 |
| Jackson General Hospital | Ripley, WV | $14.50 | not published |
| GREENVIEW REGIONAL HOSPITAL | BOWLING GREEN, KY | $15.60 | $5.38 – $5.74 |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center | Chandler, AZ | $15.79 | $5.57 – $42.75 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | $16.00 | $5.57 – $8.36 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | $16.00 | $5.57 – $17.63 |
| Barnesville Hospital | Barnesville, OH | $17.00 | $2.75 – $2.75 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Salem (St. Vincent Salem Hospital, Inc.) | Salem, IN | $17.40 | $2.67 – $12.70 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | $17.40 | $2.67 – $12.70 |
| 64-0362400 Anderson Regional South Campus | Meridian, MS | $17.60 | $5.63 – $12.53 |
| Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $18.27 | $5.57 – $6.13 |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center | Summersville, WV | $18.50 | not published |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital | Monroe, WI | $18.70 | $5.57 – $9.75 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | $19.00 | $5.11 – $7.73 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | $19.00 | $5.18 – $7.52 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | $19.00 | $5.15 – $7.52 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | $19.00 | $5.18 – $7.70 |
| Corewell Health Wayne | Wayne, MI | $19.00 | $5.09 – $7.52 |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital | Gassaway, WV | $19.50 | not published |
| Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City, OK | $20.15 | $4.53 – $12.29 |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith | Fort Smith, AR | $20.15 | $4.95 – $25.47 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore | Northwest Ardmore, OK | $20.15 | $4.95 – $12.29 |
| Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital | Spokane, WA | $20.30 | $5.57 – $20.05 |
| Corewell Health Pennock | Hastings, MI | $21.00 | $5.29 – $5.29 |
| Corewell Health Big Rapids | Big Rapids, MI | $21.00 | $5.01 – $10.03 |
| Corewell Health Gerber | Fremont, MI | $21.00 | $5.29 – $5.29 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | $21.00 | $5.29 – $10.03 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | $21.00 | $5.29 – $10.03 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | $21.00 | $5.29 – $5.29 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | $21.00 | $5.29 – $10.03 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | $21.00 | $5.01 – $10.03 |
| CASTLE MEDICAL CENTER | Kailua, HI | $21.12 | $3.68 – $115.50 |
| MID-COLUMBIA MEDICAL CENTER | The Dalles, OR | $21.37 | $2.48 – $58.00 |
| Grant Memorial Hospital | Petersburg, WV | $21.60 | not published |
| Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital | Charlottesville, VA | $22.00 | $5.68 – $9.36 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg, VA | $22.00 | $5.68 – $11.17 |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell, GA | $22.23 | $5.57 – $10.30 |
| Wellstar Douglas Hospital | Douglasville, GA | $22.23 | $5.57 – $10.30 |
| Wellstar Kennestone Hospital | Marietta, GA | $22.23 | $5.57 – $10.30 |
| Wellstar MCG Health | Augusta, GA | $22.23 | $5.57 – $17.15 |
| Wellstar North Fulton Hospital | Roswell, GA | $22.23 | $5.57 – $10.30 |
| Wellstar Paulding Hospital | Hiram, GA | $22.23 | $5.57 – $10.30 |
| Wellstar Roosevelt Long Term Acute Care at Warm Springs | P O Box 280, GA | $22.23 | not published |