Specific gravity body fluid cost at US hospitals
HC Specific Gravity Body Fluid · CPT 84315
$1.13
lowest cash price
$22.00
national median
$215.22
highest cash price
642
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $1.13–$215.22 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($9.70) → Sep 1, 2026 ($73.00)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $99.84 | $99.84 | $99.84 |
| Arizona | 22 | $1.13 | $1.66 | $27.51 |
| Arkansas | 10 | $2.81 | $9.10 | $22.10 |
| California | 83 | $1.97 | $22.36 | $210.92 |
| Colorado | 10 | $2.27 | $37.95 | $141.26 |
| Florida | 67 | $5.40 | $82.55 | $201.00 |
| Georgia | 25 | $15.00 | $33.15 | $71.00 |
| Hawaii | 2 | $4.48 | $4.48 | $17.25 |
| Illinois | 44 | $11.22 | $34.20 | $114.40 |
| Indiana | 26 | $3.00 | $11.40 | $115.36 |
| Iowa | 29 | $16.25 | $33.57 | $62.00 |
| Kansas | 10 | $17.60 | $17.60 | $195.15 |
| Kentucky | 16 | $7.50 | $19.20 | $115.36 |
| Louisiana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | $9.70 | $25.10 | $68.80 |
| Maryland | 2 | $6.00 | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| Michigan | 27 | $4.53 | $8.46 | $60.80 |
| Minnesota | 14 | $25.60 | $63.95 | $76.50 |
| Mississippi | 4 | $2.16 | $6.00 | $18.00 |
| Missouri | 17 | $22.10 | $24.75 | $215.22 |
| Montana | 2 | $35.20 | $35.20 | $35.20 |
| Nebraska | 12 | $6.13 | $19.74 | $38.25 |
| Nevada | 3 | $11.69 | $12.94 | $16.31 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | $48.95 | $48.95 | $48.95 |
| New Jersey | 21 | $3.28 | $3.61 | $3.61 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 21 | $3.28 | $3.28 | $93.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $21.55 | $21.55 | $36.50 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 63 | $13.20 | $15.60 | $67.80 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $14.99 | $20.90 | $42.90 |
| Oregon | 9 | $8.64 | $8.64 | $8.64 |
| Pennsylvania | 24 | $12.00 | $24.60 | $209.40 |
| South Carolina | 9 | $139.00 | $139.00 | $139.00 |
| South Dakota | 3 | $12.80 | $12.80 | $12.80 |
| Tennessee | 36 | $1.61 | $7.68 | $44.00 |
| Texas | 98 | $5.67 | $29.54 | $203.58 |
| Virginia | 33 | $4.20 | $34.00 | $190.00 |
| Washington | 32 | $4.40 | $11.60 | $62.30 |
| West Virginia | 12 | $5.50 | $14.50 | $18.00 |
| Wisconsin | 34 | $7.41 | $16.43 | $33.98 |
| Wyoming | 3 | $4.20 | $6.15 | $6.65 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus (Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc.) | Milwaukee, WI | $16.43 | $3.28 – $11.46 |
| CHI Health Good Samaritan | Kearney, NE | $16.47 | $3.18 – $27.00 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East | Lexington, KY | $16.47 | $2.13 – $37.31 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Flaget Memorial Hospital | Bardstown, KY | $16.55 | $2.13 – $35.49 |
| UPMC Horizon-Greenville | Greenville, PA | $16.80 | $2.94 – $6.15 |
| UPMC Northwest | Seneca, PA | $16.80 | $2.94 – $3.54 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | $16.80 | $2.16 – $6.23 |
| Lourdes Hospital | Paducah, KY | $16.80 | not published |
| Tiffin Hospital | Tiffin, OH | $16.80 | not published |
| Ascension Seton Edgar B. Davis (Ascension Seton) | Luling, TX | $16.83 | $2.76 – $21.04 |
| Ascension Seton Highland Lakes (Ascension Seton) | Burnet, TX | $16.83 | $2.76 – $21.04 |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital | Glen Dale, WV | $17.00 | $2.13 – $5.18 |
| CHI St. Vincent Hospital Hot Springs | Hot Springs, AR | $17.00 | $2.46 – $13.60 |
| St. John's Camarillo Hospital | Camarillo, CA | $17.09 | $3.28 – $30.42 |
| WILLITS HOSPITAL INC | Willits, CA | $17.10 | $3.76 – $29.97 |
| Moanalua Medical Center | HONOLULU, HI | $17.25 | $3.00 – $3.00 |
| UPMC Community Osteopathic | Harrisburg, PA | $17.40 | $2.62 – $24.65 |
| UPMC Hanover | Hanover, PA | $17.40 | $2.62 – $10.58 |
| UPMC Lititz | Lititz, PA | $17.40 | $2.62 – $10.58 |
| UPMC Memorial | York, PA | $17.40 | $2.62 – $18.13 |
| UPMC Somerset | Somerset, PA | $17.40 | $2.30 – $3.54 |
| UPMC Carlisle | Carlisle, PA | $17.40 | $1.80 – $24.65 |
| United Hospital Center | Bridgeport, WV | $17.50 | $3.10 – $5.18 |
| Camden Clark Medical Center | Parkersburg, WV | $17.50 | $3.10 – $5.18 |
| Wamego Health Center (Wamego Hospital Association) | Wamego, KS | $17.60 | $3.28 – $39.60 |
| 64-0682111 BMH DeSoto | Southaven, MS | $18.00 | $3.12 – $9.18 |
| Berkeley Medical Center | Martinsburg, WV | $18.00 | $3.10 – $5.18 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | $18.15 | $2.46 – $24.96 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | $18.63 | $2.76 – $15.36 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Berea | Berea, KY | $18.81 | $2.13 – $35.49 |
| 62-0123940 BMH Collierville | Collierville, TN | $18.90 | $3.12 – $6.56 |
| Marcum Wallace Hospital | Irvine, KY | $19.20 | not published |
| Willard Hospital | Willard, OH | $19.20 | not published |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Southlake, TX | $19.50 | $2.76 – $10.07 |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Fort Worth, TX | $19.50 | $2.76 – $10.07 |
| Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital | Palos Heights, IL | $19.60 | not published |
| St Jude Medical Center | Fullerton, CA | $19.68 | $2.79 – $6.56 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $19.74 | $3.18 – $39.95 |
| CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | $19.74 | $3.18 – $39.95 |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center | Omaha, NE | $19.74 | $3.18 – $39.95 |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | $19.74 | $3.18 – $39.95 |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $19.74 | $3.18 – $39.95 |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $19.74 | $3.18 – $39.95 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | Centralia, IL | $19.80 | $3.28 – $3.44 |
| SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital - Mt. Vernon | Mount Vernon, IL | $19.80 | $3.28 – $3.44 |
| Yavapai Regional Medical Center (East) | Prescott, AZ | $20.04 | $3.28 – $22.95 |
| Northridge Hospital Medical Center | Northridge, CA | $20.09 | $3.28 – $72.00 |
| Anderson Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $20.40 | not published |
| Mercy West Hospital | Cincinnati, OH | $20.40 | not published |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington, KY | $20.65 | $2.13 – $37.31 |