Ammonia test cost in South Boston, VA
In South Boston, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ammonia blood test: from $170.00 to $170.00, with a median of $170.00. Across Virginia, the median is $91.80 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82140, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 South Boston, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Ammonia Stat | $170.00 | $340.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Ammonia Arterial | $170.00 | $340.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital lowest South Boston, VA · (434) 517-3100 Chgl Ammonia,Urine (Ks Panel) | $170.00 | $340.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $170.00, median $170.00, highest $170.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $170.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82140 ($91.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Sentara Halifax Regional Hospital South Boston, VAChgl (Qu) 82140 Stonerisk? Diagnostic Profile, S/O | $8.50 | file |