Smear fluorescent and/or acid fast stain cost at US hospitals

HC Smear Fluorescent and/or Acid Fast Stain · CPT 87206

$3.62

lowest cash price

$64.35

national median

$507.60

highest cash price

867

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.62–$507.60 — the variation is the story.

Most expensive published cash price

$507.60

UPMC Presbyterian — Pittsburgh, PA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($25.80) → Sep 1, 2026 ($35.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $30.42 $76.86 $233.22
Arizona 24 $11.08 $17.20 $116.50
Arkansas 11 $22.63 $52.65 $93.00
California 89 $3.62 $71.12 $313.65
Colorado 17 $9.86 $125.26 $408.20
Florida 82 $18.00 $95.81 $360.10
Georgia 25 $25.00 $120.51 $288.88
Hawaii 2 $42.75 $42.75 $158.72
Illinois 51 $15.51 $74.40 $185.40
Indiana 26 $32.00 $97.20 $157.80
Iowa 29 $24.05 $50.70 $239.00
Kansas 11 $17.20 $39.65 $200.15
Kentucky 23 $35.55 $138.18 $201.60
Louisiana 1 $66.56 $66.56 $66.56
Maine 7 $25.80 $52.35 $93.45
Maryland 2 $32.40 $32.40 $32.40
Michigan 27 $7.44 $35.00 $108.80
Minnesota 18 $32.93 $34.78 $96.00
Mississippi 11 $13.00 $35.88 $90.45
Missouri 20 $40.15 $86.45 $108.90
Montana 2 $48.80 $48.80 $81.60
Nebraska 13 $30.82 $61.74 $166.60
Nevada 4 $23.17 $25.66 $36.11
New Hampshire 1 $123.50 $123.50 $123.50
New Jersey 21 $5.39 $5.93 $5.93
New Mexico 2 not published by hospital not published by hospital not published by hospital
New York 23 $5.39 $5.39 $156.00
North Carolina 15 $25.50 $98.05 $98.05
North Dakota 4 $35.20 $35.20 $35.20
Ohio 65 $16.25 $71.20 $144.00
Oklahoma 17 $23.13 $57.20 $184.25
Oregon 12 $18.75 $30.00 $90.00
Pennsylvania 32 $22.40 $30.60 $507.60
South Carolina 11 $78.60 $145.00 $164.00
South Dakota 7 $43.20 $52.00 $76.00
Tennessee 38 $8.97 $15.51 $133.67
Texas 112 $19.25 $102.13 $417.48
Virginia 43 $8.97 $39.00 $106.00
Washington 32 $13.20 $43.79 $164.50
West Virginia 18 $12.50 $36.00 $205.80
Wisconsin 35 $24.51 $55.00 $288.35
Wyoming 4 $28.56 $36.48 $48.14

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $57.77 $5.39 – $22.91
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $57.77 $5.39 – $22.91
Mercy Hospital Kingfisher Kingfisher, OK $58.50 $4.79 – $7.28
Mercy Hospital Logan County Guthrie, OK $59.15 $4.79 – $53.00
Trinity Medical Center East Steubenville, OH $59.52 $2.66 – $71.02
Providence St Mary Medical Center Walla Walla, WA $60.20 $5.39 – $9.97
Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY $60.82 $5.23 – $70.10
Mercy Medical Center Redding Redding, CA $60.84 $3.20 – $8.00
Mercy Medical Center Merced Merced, CA $60.98 $2.32 – $7.52
Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA $61.38 $1.10 – $10.00
Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA $61.38 $1.10 – $11.92
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $61.60 $5.39 – $5.66
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $61.60 $5.39 – $5.66
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital Lexington, KY $61.72 $4.57 – $119.21
CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA $61.74 $5.22 – $124.95
CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE $61.74 $5.22 – $124.95
Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE $61.74 $5.22 – $124.95
CHI Health Immanuel Omaha, NE $61.74 $5.22 – $124.95
CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE $61.74 $5.22 – $124.95
CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE $61.74 $5.22 – $124.95
Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR $61.75 $4.79 – $24.56
MercyOne Dubuque Medical Center Dubuque, IA $61.75 $5.22 – $95.00
MercyOne Clinton Medical Center Clinton, IA $61.75 $5.22 – $95.00
Community Hospital San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA $62.17 $1.60 – $34.35
Central Medical Center Seattle, WA $62.40 $4.00 – $4.00
Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA $62.88 $4.58 – $10.78
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $63.00 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $63.00 not published
SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital Saint Louis, MO $63.25 $5.39 – $10.81
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $63.55 $5.39 – $129.58
Grant Memorial Hospital Petersburg, WV $64.00 not published
UPMC East Monroeville, PA $64.20 $3.00 – $85.60
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $64.35 $4.04 – $10.40
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $64.35 $5.39 – $10.90
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $64.35 $5.39 – $10.90
Providence Centralia Hospital Centralia, WA $64.48 $5.39 – $33.58
Providence St Peter Hospital Olympia, WA $64.48 $4.58 – $30.18
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA $64.52 $3.50 – $11.92
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $64.80 $19.61 – $72.90
Arizona General Hospital Laveen Phoenix, AZ $65.50 $3.23 – $233.67
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $65.60 not published
UPMC Horizon-Greenville Greenville, PA $66.00 $3.00 – $10.11
Tiffin Hospital Tiffin, OH $66.00 not published
Orange County Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA $66.04 $3.00 – $3.00
Baldwin Park Medical Center BALDWIN PARK, CA $66.04 $3.00 – $3.00
Downey Medical Center Downey, CA $66.04 $3.00 – $3.00
San Bernardino - Fontana Medical Center FONTANA, CA $66.04 $3.00 – $3.00
Riverside Medical Center RIVERSIDE, CA $66.04 $3.00 – $3.00
South Bay Medical Center HARBOR CITY, CA $66.04 $3.00 – $3.00
San Marcos Medical Center SAN MARCOS, CA $66.04 $3.00 – $3.00

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