Lab tests CPT 81420 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

NIPT prenatal DNA test cost in Toledo, OH — inpatient

In Toledo, OH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for prenatal cell-free DNA screen for trisomy 21, 18 and 13 (NIPT) as an inpatient: from $559.20 to $616.80, with a median of $616.80. The lowest listed price is at Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo — $57.60 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $1,592.40 at 66 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 81420, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$559.20Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo
Median$616.80half pay less
Highest$616.80in this market
Difference1.1×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 Toledo, OH.

median
Lowest $559.20Highest $616.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Nationwide Children's Hospital Toledo lowest Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 HC SO FETAL CHRMOML ANEUPLOIDY $559.20 $932.00 $233.00–$717.64 40% —
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Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Oregon, OH HC So1 Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy $616.80 $1,028.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Oregon, OH HC So Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy $616.80 $1,028.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 HC So1 Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy $616.80 $1,028.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 HC So Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy $616.80 $1,028.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 HC So Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy $616.80 $1,028.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Vincent Medical Center Toledo, OH · (419) 251-3232 HC So1 Fetal Chrmoml Aneuploidy $616.80 $1,028.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $559.20, median $616.80, highest $616.80 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $616.80 — 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. 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.