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Smear gram stain cost at US hospitals

HC Smear Gram Stain · CPT 87205

$3.63

lowest cash price

$55.55

national median

$467.92

highest cash price

881

hospitals with a published cash price

Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.63–$467.92 — the variation is the story.

Cheapest published cash price

$3.63

Banner North Colorado Medical Center - Loveland Campus — Loveland, CO

Most expensive published cash price

$467.92

Adventhealth Redmond — Rome, GA

Median cash price over time

Sep 1, 2025 ($55.35) → Sep 1, 2026 ($32.00)

By state

State Hospitals Lowest cash Median Highest
Alaska 5 $64.74 $163.80 $209.82
Arizona 24 $16.11 $34.04 $94.24
Arkansas 11 $13.25 $79.95 $93.00
California 91 $7.25 $86.80 $317.22
Colorado 16 $3.63 $130.54 $130.54
Florida 81 $22.11 $141.66 $354.83
Georgia 25 $20.00 $80.34 $467.92
Hawaii 2 $76.50 $76.50 $158.72
Illinois 51 $17.16 $70.70 $183.60
Indiana 26 $31.50 $73.80 $117.00
Iowa 29 $20.80 $38.58 $393.00
Kansas 11 $39.60 $53.30 $193.80
Kentucky 23 $12.00 $37.20 $142.51
Louisiana 2 $42.64 $42.64 $42.64
Maine 7 $49.85 $77.85 $90.40
Maryland 2 $32.40 $32.40 $32.40
Michigan 27 $5.89 $28.00 $116.80
Minnesota 18 $28.00 $31.92 $72.00
Mississippi 11 $15.62 $39.75 $88.40
Missouri 21 $17.25 $40.70 $81.25
Montana 2 $60.00 $60.00 $66.40
Nebraska 13 $18.86 $51.66 $98.60
Nevada 4 $68.89 $93.07 $129.85
New Hampshire 1 $106.05 $106.05 $106.05
New Jersey 22 $4.27 $4.70 $21.50
New Mexico 2 $96.18 $96.18 $96.18
New York 23 $4.27 $4.27 $328.85
North Carolina 15 $37.50 $82.08 $102.00
North Dakota 4 $28.80 $28.80 $28.80
Ohio 68 $11.00 $54.75 $115.20
Oklahoma 18 $42.37 $57.85 $232.65
Oregon 12 $17.85 $34.56 $42.75
Pennsylvania 32 $16.80 $33.00 $111.20
South Carolina 11 $37.00 $77.50 $235.50
South Dakota 7 $27.20 $38.40 $74.40
Tennessee 37 $7.35 $14.19 $341.60
Texas 114 $26.04 $90.63 $207.06
Virginia 43 $7.35 $46.00 $202.20
Washington 32 $9.60 $49.58 $182.00
West Virginia 18 $12.00 $30.50 $88.00
Wisconsin 35 $22.23 $40.00 $150.70
Wyoming 4 $5.46 $8.18 $9.20

All hospitals

Hospital Location Cash price Negotiated range
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital Palos Heights, IL $70.70 not published
UPMC Altoona Altoona, PA $70.80 $4.22 – $94.40
Kettering Health Main Campus (Kettering) Kettering, OH $70.80 $2.11 – $8.97
Kettering Health Miamisburg (Sycamore) Miamisburg, OH $70.80 $2.11 – $8.97
Kettering Health Dayton (Grandview) Dayton, OH $70.80 $2.11 – $8.97
Soin Medical Center Beaver Creek, OH $70.80 $2.11 – $8.97
Kettering Health Greene Memorial Xenia, OH $70.80 $2.11 – $8.97
Kettering Health Hamilton (Fort Hamilton) Hamilton, OH $70.80 $2.11 – $8.97
Kettering Health Troy Troy, OH $70.80 $2.11 – $8.97
St. Bernardine Medical Center San Bernardino, CA $71.27 $3.12 – $24.80
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA $71.40 not published
Maryview Hospital Portsmouth, VA $71.40 not published
Harbour View Medical Center Suffolk, VA $71.40 not published
SAN JOAQUIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL Bakersfield, CA $71.40 $1.22 – $48.81
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ $71.84 $2.38 – $13.09
St. Michael Medical Center Silverdale, WA $71.94 $4.27 – $146.69
MercyOne Genesis Davenport West Medical Center Davenport, IA $72.00 $4.27 – $4.27
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical Center Thief River Falls, MN $72.00 $30.92 – $81.00
Sanford Behavioral Health Thief River Falls Thief River Falls, MN $72.00 $30.92 – $81.00
Urbana Hospital Urbana, OH $73.20 not published
OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana Danville, IL $73.20 $4.27 – $4.36
Southampton Medical Center Franklin, VA $73.20 not published
OSF Saint Elizabeth Medical Center Ottawa, IL $73.20 $4.27 – $4.36
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ $73.35 $1.79 – $151.68
OSF Saint Clare Medical Center Princeton, IL $73.60 not published
Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) Brazil, IN $73.80 $2.02 – $9.74
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER Dallas, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL Frisco, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH Fort Worth, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE Grapevine, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING Irving, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE Rowlett, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY Frisco, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO Plano, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON Denton, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY McKinney, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE Waxahachie, TX $74.19 $3.59 – $92.74
Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center Chamberlain, SD $74.40 $31.81 – $83.70
Banner Behavioral Health Hospital Scottsdale, AZ $74.41 $4.27 – $88.90
Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY $75.00 not published
NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Flushing, NY $75.00 $2.99 – $44.36
OSF Saint Paul Medical Center Mendota, IL $75.20 not published
MercyOne Genesis Davenport Medical Center Davenport, IA $75.60 not published
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM Brenham, TX $76.01 $6.26 – $114.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION College Station, TX $76.01 $3.84 – $114.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL Temple, TX $76.01 $3.59 – $114.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST Waco, TX $76.01 $3.59 – $95.01
BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER Temple, TX $76.01 $3.59 – $114.01

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