Bilirubin test cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 26 hospitals list a cash price for bilirubin blood test, total: from $8.41 to $243.00, with a median of $41.88. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $33.47 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $31.00 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 82247, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Bilirubin Total File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $8.41 | $18.69 | $4.43–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Bilirubin Total File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $9.57 | $21.26 | $4.43–$475.07 | 55% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Bilirubin Total - Bilirubin Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.30 | $19.00 | $4.99–$21.80 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Bilirubin Total - Bilirubin Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.30 | $19.00 | $6.65–$530.75 | 30% |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Bilirubin Total - Bilirubin Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.30 | $19.00 | $6.65–$20.59 | 30% |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Bilirubin Total File of Mar 13, 2026 · source file | $13.50 | $30.00 | $4.34–$512.54 | 55% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 BILIRUBIN, TOTAL (59)+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $14.70 | $21.00 | $4.92–$16.11 | 30% |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Bilirubin Total File of Dec 15, 2025 · source file | $21.00 | $42.00 | $5.02–$31.96 | 50% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $22.00 | — | — |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Bilirubin Total+1 more line at this price File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $23.00 | $23.00 | $4.43–$34.68 | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.00 | $31.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $33.00 | $33.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $41.00 | $41.00 | — | — |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $42.75 | $57.00 | $4.76–$57.00 | 25% |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $51.00 | $51.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $52.00 | $52.00 | — | — |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $65.00 | $65.00 | — | — |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $75.00 | $75.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $78.00 | $78.00 | — | — |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC (POC) Bilirubin Total File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $87.00 | $87.00 | $4.43–$87.00 | — |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 CHG BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $102.00 | $102.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 BILIRUBIN TOTAL File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $107.10 | $107.10 | $4.34–$817.41 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 BILIRUBIN TOT BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $164.50 | $164.50 | $34.55–$156.28 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 BILIRUBIN TOT FL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $164.50 | $164.50 | $34.55–$156.28 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 BILIRUBIN TOT BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $243.00 | $243.00 | $62.45–$230.85 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 BILIRUBIN TOT BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $243.00 | $243.00 | $62.45–$230.85 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 BILIRUBIN TOT NEONATAL+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $243.00 | $243.00 | $62.45–$230.85 | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 BILIRUBIN TOT FL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $249.00 | $249.00 | $63.99–$236.55 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 BILIRUBIN TOT FL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $249.00 | $249.00 | $63.99–$236.55 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 BILIRUBIN TOT FL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $249.00 | $249.00 | $63.99–$236.55 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $8.41, median $41.88, highest $243.00 — a 28.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $32.00. 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 11 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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
A total bilirubin test measures bilirubin, a yellow pigment from the breakdown of red blood cells. It is used for yellow skin or eyes (jaundice), liver and gallbladder problems, and in newborns.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.