Sputum specimen collection cost at US hospitals
Sputum specimen collection · CPT 89220
$23.10
lowest cash price
$180.00
national median
$1,552.00
highest cash price
330
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $23.10–$1,552.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($197.52) → Sep 1, 2026 ($202.78)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | $94.38 | $94.38 | $94.38 |
| Arizona | 17 | $28.47 | $74.82 | $222.28 |
| Arkansas | 9 | $28.79 | $101.40 | $223.19 |
| California | 48 | $113.01 | $599.20 | $599.20 |
| Colorado | 17 | $132.78 | $145.51 | $303.06 |
| Florida | 64 | $117.00 | $409.00 | $1,552.00 |
| Georgia | 23 | $450.00 | $450.00 | $450.00 |
| Hawaii | 1 | $159.75 | $159.75 | $159.75 |
| Illinois | 33 | $58.40 | $83.16 | $370.08 |
| Indiana | 25 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Iowa | 17 | $104.00 | $180.00 | $180.00 |
| Kansas | 10 | $616.94 | $616.94 | $627.90 |
| Kentucky | 10 | $141.83 | $171.52 | $382.20 |
| Louisiana | 2 | $52.26 | $52.26 | $52.26 |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 26 | $196.00 | $234.27 | $234.27 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Mississippi | 3 | $23.10 | $65.78 | $71.50 |
| Missouri | 15 | $64.90 | $64.90 | $97.50 |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 1 | $224.63 | $224.63 | $224.63 |
| Nevada | 1 | $276.30 | $276.30 | $276.30 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $73.52 | $189.67 | $201.80 |
| New Mexico | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 19 | $202.78 | $202.78 | $961.42 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $87.55 | $87.55 | $87.55 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 58 | $132.60 | $337.50 | $768.30 |
| Oklahoma | 9 | $110.00 | $110.00 | $110.00 |
| Oregon | 9 | $197.92 | $197.92 | $197.92 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 | $65.40 | $1,087.80 | $1,087.80 |
| South Carolina | 10 | $90.00 | $90.00 | $122.40 |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 35 | $34.44 | $47.40 | $101.01 |
| Texas | 97 | $36.23 | $120.37 | $260.04 |
| Virginia | 41 | $46.69 | $152.40 | $316.00 |
| Washington | 23 | $288.66 | $288.66 | $407.20 |
| West Virginia | 13 | $41.50 | $114.50 | $488.00 |
| Wisconsin | 33 | $133.76 | $198.00 | $246.95 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $143.64 | $224.63 | $264.19 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $43.64 – $340.81 |
| Corewell Health Troy | Troy, MI | not published | $15.89 – $229.17 |
| Corewell Health Trenton | Trenton, MI | not published | $15.89 – $229.27 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $43.01 – $318.22 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $17.55 – $319.01 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $17.55 – $53.76 |
| Sentara Princess Anne Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $20.08 – $174.12 |
| Corewell Health Taylor | Taylor, MI | not published | $15.89 – $229.27 |
| Corewell Health Gross Pointe | Grosse Pointe, MI | not published | $15.89 – $229.27 |
| Corewell Health Zeeland | Zeeland, MI | not published | $14.85 – $305.56 |
| Corewell Health Greenville | Greenville, MI | not published | $15.89 – $305.56 |
| Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital | Virginia Beach, VA | not published | $20.08 – $174.12 |
| Sentara Leigh Hospital | Norfolk, VA | not published | $20.08 – $174.12 |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital | South Boston, VA | not published | $38.44 – $175.50 |
| Sentara RMH Medical Center | Harrisonburg, VA | not published | $169.55 – $174.54 |
| Corewell Health Reed City | Po Box 75, MI | not published | $15.89 – $15.89 |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth City, NC | not published | $162.84 – $166.10 |
| Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital | East Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $15.89 – $305.56 |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center | West Allis, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County | Hartford, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit | Summit, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro | Milwaukee, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $10.55 – $16.54 |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital | Wauwatosa, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Aurora Medical Center Sheboygan County | Sheboygan, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $10.55 – $29.93 |
| Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac | Fond Du Lac, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha | Kenosha, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Aurora Medical Center Manitowoc | Two Rivers, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton | Grafton, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $10.55 – $56.64 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $10.55 – $392.78 |
| Aurora Medical Center Burlington | Burlington, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $8.45 – $226.45 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $17.55 – $319.01 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $10.55 – $652.00 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $15.91 – $443.74 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $1.15 – $41.54 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $1.15 – $41.54 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $16.18 – $364.62 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $37.49 – $625.66 |
| Aurora Medical Center Bay Area | Marinette, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Aurora Baycare Medical Center | Green Bay, WI | not published | $13.28 – $54.81 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $15.48 – $319.01 |
| Spring Harbor Hospital | Westbrook, ME | not published | $18.54 – $31.48 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $16.18 – $319.01 |
| Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway | Rahway, NJ | not published | $8.99 – $372.69 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $15.91 – $443.74 |
| Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital | Grand Rapids, MI | not published | $15.89 – $305.56 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $1.15 – $41.54 |