Lab tests CPT 81420 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Salt Lake City, UT — inpatient

In Salt Lake City-Murray, UT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) as an inpatient: from $389.83 to $389.83, with a median of $389.83. Across Utah, the median is $509.02 at 2 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 81420, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$389.83University of Utah Hospital and Clinics
Median$389.83half pay less
Highest$389.83in this market
Difference1.0×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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT.

median
Lowest $389.83Highest $1,062.67

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University of Utah Hospital and Clinics lowest Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Fetal Aneuploidy Screening With 22q11.2 Microdeletion $389.83 $556.90 $637.94–$1,851.13 30% —
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University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Fetal Aneuploidy Screening $1,062.67 $1,518.10 $637.94–$1,851.13 30% —
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University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Non-Invasive Prenatal Aneuploidy Screen by Cell-Free Dna Seq $1,062.67 $1,518.10 $637.94–$1,851.13 30% —
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University of Utah Hospital and Clinics Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 581-2121 Fetal Aneuploidy Screening With Microdeletion $1,062.67 $1,518.10 $637.94–$1,851.13 30% —
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Inpatient: lowest $389.83, median $389.83, highest $389.83.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $509.02 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.