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.

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
Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR $42.75 $4.20 – $8.54
Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR $42.75 $4.20 – $8.54
Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR $42.75 $4.20 – $8.54
Mercy Health Love County Rural Health Clinic MARIETTA, OK $43.00 $1.79 – $7.88
Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown Nashville, TN $43.74 $1.54 – $16.95
ADVENTIST HEALTH MENDOCINO COAST Fort Bragg, CA $44.22 $2.56 – $38.84
Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY $44.31 $3.43 – $40.44
Sanford Wheaton Wheaton, MN $44.80 $13.56 – $50.40
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Chicago, IL $45.00 $4.27 – $60.00
Advocate Childrens Hospital - Park Ridge Park Ridge, IL $45.00 $4.27 – $60.00
Advocate Sherman Hospital Elgin, IL $45.00 $4.27 – $67.50
Advocate South Suburban Hospital Hazel Crest, IL $45.00 $4.27 – $73.05
Advocate Trinity Hospital Chicago, IL $45.00 $4.27 – $60.00
Advocate Christ Medical Center Oak Lawn, IL $45.00 $4.27 – $60.00
Advocate Condell Medical Center Libertyville, IL $45.00 $4.27 – $60.00
Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Downers Grove, IL $45.00 $4.27 – $60.00
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Mequon, WI $45.05 $4.27 – $18.32
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) Milwaukee, WI $45.05 $4.27 – $18.32
CHI Health St. Francis Grand Island, NE $45.43 $4.14 – $72.38
62-0123940 BMH Collierville Collierville, TN $45.78 $4.06 – $8.54
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Watervliet, MI $46.00 $4.27 – $6.40
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph St Joseph, MI $46.00 $4.27 – $25.25
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA $46.00 $4.27 – $31.33
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $46.00 $4.27 – $31.33
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA $46.00 $4.27 – $31.33
Sentara Obici Hospital Suffolk, VA $46.00 $4.27 – $31.33
Sentara CarePlex Hospital Hampton, VA $46.00 $4.27 – $4.48
Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA $46.00 $3.74 – $22.22
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA $46.00 $4.27 – $31.33
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin, LLC Glendale, WI $46.11 $4.14 – $7.65
UPMC Kane Kane, PA $46.20 $4.22 – $18.43
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital Bardstown, KY $46.68 $3.63 – $100.10
St. Clare Hospital Lakewood, WA $46.98 $4.27 – $122.24
SSM Health St. Agnes Hospital - Fond du Lac Fond Du Lac, WI $47.30 $3.20 – $8.24
SSM Health Waupun Memorial Hospital Waupun, WI $47.30 $4.27 – $8.64
SSM Health Ripon Community Hospital Ripon, WI $47.30 $4.27 – $8.64
Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) Joe, FL $47.46 $4.27 – $16.56
ST HELENA HOSPITAL Vallejo, CA $47.55 $0.15 – $49.31
SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia Centralia, IL $47.85 $4.27 – $4.48
SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon Mount Vernon, IL $47.85 $4.27 – $4.48
WHITE MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER MONTEBELLO, CA $47.88 $1.36 – $47.57
MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center Silvis, IL $48.00 $8.01 – $46.00
MercyOne Genesis DeWitt Medical Center DeWitt, IA $48.00 $17.00 – $36.50
MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center Aledo, IL $48.00 $4.91 – $23.50
indian river hospital Vero Beach, FL $48.10 $4.02 – $44.80
CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East Lexington, KY $48.61 $3.63 – $110.11
St. Joseph's Hospital Buckhannon, WV $49.00 not published
St. Anthony Hospital Gig Harbor, WA $49.58 $4.27 – $122.24
St. Anne Hospital Burien, WA $49.77 $4.27 – $146.69
CHI Health St. Mary's Nebraska City, NE $49.80 $3.00 – $13.44

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