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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Warren Hospital | Warren, OH | $22.80 | not published |
| CHI Memorial Hospital Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $23.27 | $2.23 – $38.50 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Lufkin | Lufkin, TX | $23.63 | $2.76 – $141.75 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial Livingston | Livingston, TX | $23.63 | $2.76 – $141.75 |
| St. Luke's Health Memorial San Augustine | San Augustine, TX | $23.63 | $2.76 – $141.75 |
| St Ritas Medical Center | Lima, OH | $24.00 | not published |
| CHI Health St. Elizabeth | Lincoln, NE | $24.00 | $3.18 – $38.40 |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora, MO | $24.05 | $1.86 – $4.54 |
| Providence Cedars-Sinai Tarzana Medical Center | Tarzana, CA | $24.50 | $3.28 – $6.69 |
| UPMC Mercy | Pittsburgh, PA | $24.60 | $2.73 – $6.82 |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo | Tishomingo, OK | $24.70 | $2.92 – $2.92 |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton | Healdton, OK | $24.70 | $2.92 – $2.92 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton | Fenton, MO | $24.75 | $3.28 – $10.96 |
| SSM Health DePaul Hospital - St. Louis | Bridgeton, MO | $24.75 | $3.28 – $10.96 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital- Wentzville | Wentzville, MO | $24.75 | $3.28 – $10.96 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles | Saint Charles, MO | $24.75 | $3.28 – $10.96 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis | Richmond Heights, MO | $24.75 | $3.28 – $10.96 |
| SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - Lake Saint Louis | Lake Saint Louis, MO | $24.75 | $3.28 – $10.96 |
| Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) | Austin, TX | $25.03 | $2.76 – $18.69 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | $25.10 | $3.28 – $23.59 |
| Sanford Canby Medical Center | Canby, MN | $25.60 | $7.75 – $28.80 |
| UPMC Passavant-McCandless | Pittsburgh, PA | $25.80 | $2.94 – $6.89 |
| Providence St Luke's Rehabilitation Medical Center | Spokane, WA | $25.83 | $3.28 – $3.61 |
| SSM Health Monroe Hospital | Monroe, WI | $25.85 | $3.28 – $5.74 |
| Mark Twain Medical Center | San Andreas, CA | $25.98 | $3.28 – $38.22 |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County | Guthrie, OK | $26.00 | $2.92 – $14.00 |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga | Watonga, OK | $26.00 | $2.92 – $2.92 |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher | Kingfisher, OK | $26.00 | $2.92 – $2.92 |
| Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital | IL 60190, IL | $26.60 | not published |
| Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital | Geneva, IL | $26.60 | not published |
| Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital | DeKalb, IL | $26.60 | not published |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage, MO | $26.65 | $2.92 – $12.15 |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield | Ozark, MO | $26.65 | $1.86 – $17.27 |
| St. Elizabeth Community Hospital | Red Bluff, CA | $26.87 | $2.62 – $7.84 |
| CHI Health St. Mary's | Nebraska City, NE | $27.39 | $3.28 – $31.68 |
| St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center | Phoenix, AZ | $27.51 | $1.38 – $56.88 |
| OSF Sacred Heart Medical Center – Urbana | Danville, IL | $27.60 | $3.28 – $3.35 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BUDA | Suite 110, TX | $28.32 | $2.76 – $35.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - BRENHAM | Brenham, TX | $28.32 | $4.80 – $42.48 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - COLLEGE STATION | College Station, TX | $28.32 | $2.95 – $42.48 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE CONTINUING CARE HOSPITAL | Temple, TX | $28.32 | $2.76 – $42.48 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER HILLCREST | Waco, TX | $28.32 | $2.76 – $35.40 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PFLUGERVILLE | Suite 100, TX | $28.32 | $2.76 – $42.48 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE EMERGENCY MEDICAL CENTER - CEDAR PARK | Cedar Park, TX | $28.32 | $2.76 – $42.48 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - TAYLOR | Taylor, TX | $28.32 | $4.80 – $37.76 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MCLANE CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CENTER | Temple, TX | $28.32 | $2.76 – $42.48 |
| Mercy Medical Center Redding | Redding, CA | $28.40 | $2.62 – $7.84 |
| SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital | Saint Louis, MO | $29.15 | $3.28 – $6.08 |
| Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital | Franklin, WI | $29.15 | $3.28 – $11.80 |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. | Milwaukee, WI | $29.15 | $3.28 – $11.80 |