Ammonia test cost in Pensacola, FL
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for ammonia blood test: from $26.55 to $1,201.00, with a median of $29.39. The lowest listed price is at Jay Hospital — $2.84 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $121.70 at 174 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 82140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 23, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Hospital lowest Jay, FL · (850) 675-4532 AMMONIA File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $26.55 | $177.00 | $38.94–$177.00 | 85% |
| Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze, FL · (850) 934-2000 AMMONIA File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $28.65 | $191.00 | $28.65–$191.00 | 85% |
| Baptist Health Care Pensacola, FL · (850) 434-4011 AMMONIA File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $28.65 | $191.00 | $6.40–$426.00 | 85% |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Ammonia Level File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.13 | $200.88 | $12.93–$200.88 | 85% |
| Sacred Heart Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 416-7000 AMMONIA source file | $30.20 | $75.50 | $14.57–$54.80 | 60% |
| HCA Florida West Hospital Pensacola, FL · (850) 494-4000 AMMONIA+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,201.00 | $1,201.00 | $14.57–$1,201.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $26.55, median $29.39, highest $1,201.00 — a 45.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $28.65. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
An ammonia test measures ammonia in the blood. It is used for confusion or drowsiness in people with liver disease and for some rare inherited disorders in newborns.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.