Str markers specimen anal cost at US hospitals
Str markers specimen anal · CPT 81265
$37.88
lowest cash price
$756.60
national median
$7,505.93
highest cash price
531
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $37.88–$7,505.93 — the variation is the story.
Most expensive published cash price
$7,505.93
Dell Children's Medical Center (Ascension Seton) — Austin, TXMedian cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($233.07) → Sep 1, 2026 ($505.20)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 5 | $214.50 | $223.86 | $302.64 |
| Arizona | 20 | $95.61 | $309.66 | $1,653.89 |
| Arkansas | 8 | $399.00 | $703.30 | $2,765.00 |
| California | 72 | $37.88 | $881.92 | $4,099.20 |
| Colorado | 17 | $198.35 | $502.35 | $901.86 |
| Florida | 80 | $406.90 | $978.25 | $4,840.00 |
| Georgia | 24 | $1,477.32 | $1,477.32 | $2,133.00 |
| Hawaii | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Illinois | 42 | $283.14 | $1,063.80 | $1,589.60 |
| Indiana | 26 | $1,479.00 | $1,479.00 | $1,784.48 |
| Iowa | 16 | $483.20 | $483.20 | $1,240.85 |
| Kansas | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 12 | $383.40 | $1,784.48 | $1,784.48 |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 27 | $141.68 | $321.64 | $2,228.00 |
| Minnesota | 11 | $1,001.50 | $1,001.50 | $1,346.86 |
| Missouri | 18 | $536.90 | $1,176.45 | $1,266.65 |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 1 | $1,051.70 | $1,051.70 | $1,051.70 |
| Nevada | 4 | $89.18 | $98.75 | $693.52 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $233.07 | $256.38 | $256.38 |
| New Mexico | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 21 | $233.07 | $233.07 | $2,374.00 |
| North Carolina | 14 | $190.50 | $1,724.40 | $1,724.40 |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 66 | $252.00 | $952.90 | $1,918.50 |
| Oklahoma | 17 | $756.60 | $815.10 | $1,297.00 |
| Oregon | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Pennsylvania | 15 | $258.60 | $505.20 | $2,521.20 |
| South Carolina | 11 | $275.00 | $342.00 | $699.00 |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 29 | $270.60 | $388.47 | $558.60 |
| Texas | 111 | $488.00 | $984.41 | $7,505.93 |
| Virginia | 38 | $173.50 | $733.80 | $1,081.00 |
| Washington | 30 | $372.80 | $676.00 | $950.40 |
| West Virginia | 16 | $751.50 | $751.50 | $1,202.40 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $380.00 | $380.00 | $835.28 |
| Wyoming | 4 | $599.34 | $860.48 | $1,532.60 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center | Williamsburg, VA | not published | $233.07 – $244.72 |
| Adventhealth Waterman | Tavares, FL | not published | $233.07 – $470.29 |
| Ascension Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital | Hoffman Estates, IL | not published | $167.26 – $545.38 |
| Adventhealth Palm Coast | Palm Coast, FL | not published | $221.42 – $497.81 |
| Ascension Providence | Waco, TX | not published | $195.78 – $1,027.84 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Southside (St. Luke's-St. Vincent's HealthCare, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $205.10 – $582.68 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's Riverside (St. Vincent's Medical Center, Inc.) | Jacksonville, FL | not published | $205.10 – $582.68 |
| Ascension St. Vincent's St. Johns County (St. Vincent's Health System, Inc.) | Saint Johns, FL | not published | $205.10 – $582.68 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Hickman | Centerville, TN | not published | $209.76 – $831.89 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford | Murfreesboro, TN | not published | $99.93 – $831.89 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay (Bay County Health System, Inc.) | Panama City, FL | not published | $233.07 – $876.64 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Gulf (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Joe, FL | not published | $233.07 – $876.64 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas River Park | McMinnville, TN | not published | $145.22 – $831.89 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Jennings (St. Vincent Jennings Hospital, Inc.) | Vernon, IN | not published | $106.20 – $531.40 |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Sacred Heart Health System, Inc.) | Pensacola, FL | not published | $233.07 – $876.64 |
| Henry Ford Warren Hospital | Warren, MI | not published | $221.42 – $442.83 |
| Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital | Madison Heights, MI | not published | $293.38 – $345.14 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas DeKalb | Smithville, TN | not published | $99.93 – $831.89 |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital | Wauwatosa, WI | not published | $186.46 – $817.98 |
| Ascension St. John Broken Arrow (St. John Broken Arrow, Inc.) | Jenks, OK | not published | $334.81 – $334.81 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | not published | $334.81 – $519.28 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | not published | $79.86 – $334.81 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | not published | $79.86 – $524.41 |
| Ascension St. John Owasso (Owasso Medical Facility, Inc.) | Owasso, OK | not published | $233.07 – $588.52 |
| Ascension Saint Thomas Highlands | Sparta, TN | not published | $99.93 – $831.89 |
| Henry Ford River District Hospital | China Township, MI | not published | $221.42 – $442.83 |
| Ascension St. John Medical Center (St. John Medical Center, Inc.) | Tulsa, OK | not published | $233.07 – $932.28 |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital St. Teresa, Inc. | Wichita, KS | not published | $233.07 – $731.84 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay (St. Vincent Clay Hospital, Inc.) | Brazil, IN | not published | $106.20 – $531.40 |
| Ascension St. Vincent Fishers (St. Vincent Fishers Hospital, Inc.) | Fishers, IN | not published | $106.20 – $531.40 |
| St Elias Specialty Hospital | Anchorage, AK | not published | $226.08 – $463.60 |
| Henry Ford Genesys Hospital | Grand Blanc Twp, MI | not published | $135.18 – $564.29 |
| Covenant Medical Center | Lubbock, TX | not published | $233.07 – $1,016.19 |
| Henry Ford Rochester Hospital | Rochester, MI | not published | $125.86 – $442.83 |
| Henry Ford St John Hospital | Detroit, MI | not published | $175.24 – $442.83 |
| Ascension Via Christi St. Francis (Ascension Via Christi Hospitals Wichita, Inc.) | Wichita, KS | not published | $233.07 – $731.84 |
| MaineHealth - Memorial Hospital | North Conway, NH | not published | $106.20 – $474.58 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph | St Joseph, MI | not published | $233.07 – $921.24 |
| Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet | Watervliet, MI | not published | $233.07 – $349.60 |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center | Oregon City, OR | not published | $229.34 – $466.14 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Janesville | Janesville, WI | not published | $174.80 – $1,710.03 |
| SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Baraboo | Baraboo, WI | not published | $174.80 – $2,137.53 |
| SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - Centralia | Centralia, IL | not published | $233.07 – $244.72 |
| Franklin Memorial Hospital | Farmington, ME | not published | $233.07 – $488.38 |
| MercyOne Genesis Aledo Medical Center | Aledo, IL | not published | $233.07 – $351.86 |
| Adventhealth Rollins Brook | Lampasas, TX | not published | $209.76 – $897.32 |
| Adventhealth Daytona Beach | Daytona Beach, FL | not published | $221.42 – $388.99 |
| MercyOne Genesis Silvis Medical Center | Silvis, IL | not published | $129.92 – $129.92 |
| CHRISTUS St. Francis Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria, LA | not published | $228.41 – $1,314.81 |
| CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System-Highland | Shreveport, LA | not published | $228.41 – $1,328.20 |