Lab tests CPT 81420 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Phoenix, AZ — inpatient

In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 11 hospitals list a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) as an inpatient: from $494.33 to $2,575.00, with a median of $2,575.00. The lowest listed price is at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center — $2,080.67 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $2,575.00 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 81420, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$494.33Banner Thunderbird Medical Center
Median$2,575.00half pay less
Highest$2,575.00in this market
Difference5.2×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.

median
Lowest $494.33Highest $2,575.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center lowest Glendale, AZ · (602) 865-4470 LAB FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY $494.33 $2,278.00 $1,025.10–$1,708.50 78% Mar 2, 2026
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Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZ · (602) 839-2000 LAB FETAL CHROMOSOMAL ANEUPLOIDY $635.56 $2,278.00 $1,025.10–$1,708.50 72% Mar 2, 2026
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HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Genomic Seq Analys $2,575.00 $2,575.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Genomic Seq Analys $2,575.00 $2,575.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Genomic Seq Analys $2,575.00 $2,575.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Genomic Seq Analys $2,575.00 $2,575.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ Hc Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Genomic Seq Analys $2,575.00 $2,575.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Genomic Seq Analys $2,575.00 $2,575.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Genomic Seq Analys $2,575.00 $2,575.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Genomic Seq Analys $2,575.00 $2,575.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Fetal Chromosomal Aneuploidy Genomic Seq Analys $2,575.00 $2,575.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $494.33, median $2,575.00, highest $2,575.00 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $2,575.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 it is below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

What it is

NIPT analyzes fragments of fetal DNA that circulate in the mother's blood to screen for Down syndrome (trisomy 21) and trisomies 18 and 13. It can be done from about 10 weeks of pregnancy. It is a screening test, so a positive result needs a diagnostic test to confirm.

What the price covers

The price usually covers the DNA analysis of one blood sample. The blood draw, genetic counseling and any added screens, such as sex chromosomes or microdeletions, may be billed separately.