Lead test cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 7 hospitals list a cash price for Blood lead test: from $18.20 to $496.07, with a median of $264.30. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Hospital Colorado — $246.10 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $20.86 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 83655, 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 Jun 25, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital Colorado lowest Aurora, CO HB=HEAVY METALS CREAT RATIO URINE LEAD | $18.20 | $28.00 | $2.80–$25.76 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO HC ASSAY OF LEAD ARUP 0020572 | $18.92 | $54.05 | $12.11–$42.36 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=HEAVY METALS SCREEN URINE LEAD | $19.50 | $30.00 | $3.00–$27.60 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO HC ASSAY OF LEAD ARUP 0025055 | $19.81 | $56.60 | $12.11–$42.36 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=LEAD, RANDOM, URINE | $22.75 | $35.00 | $3.50–$32.20 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO HC LEAD BLOOD | $23.98 | $68.50 | $12.11–$42.36 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=HEAVY METALS SCREEN,LEAD B | $24.05 | $37.00 | $3.70–$34.04 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO HC LEAD URINE RANDOM | $26.71 | $76.31 | $12.11–$42.73 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO HC LEAD 24 HR URNINE | $26.71 | $76.31 | $12.11–$42.73 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO HC LEAD, CAPILLARY BLOOD | $32.81 | $93.73 | $12.11–$52.49 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=LEAD BLOOD CAPILLARY-ARUP | $52.00 | $80.00 | $8.00–$73.60 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=LEAD BLOOD VENOUS-ARUP | $52.00 | $80.00 | $8.00–$73.60 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=LEAD WITH DEMOGRAPHICS, BLOOD | $53.95 | $83.00 | $8.30–$76.36 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=CSHB LEAD WHOLE BLOOD OR URINE | $63.05 | $97.00 | $9.70–$89.24 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=LEAD,URINE | $102.70 | $158.00 | $15.80–$145.36 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC LEAD - QWDL | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC LEAD URINE - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC LEAD URINE - HEAVY METALS PANEL 3 - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC LEAD URINE HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC LEAD CAPILLARY - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 4 - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC LEAD VENOUS - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC LEAD INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC LEAD - QWDL | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC LEAD URINE - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC LEAD URINE - HEAVY METALS PANEL 3 - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC LEAD URINE HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC LEAD CAPILLARY - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 4 - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC LEAD VENOUS - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC LEAD URINE HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC LEAD - QWDL | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC LEAD URINE - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC LEAD URINE - HEAVY METALS PANEL 3 - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC LEAD INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC LEAD CAPILLARY - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 4 - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC LEAD VENOUS - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC LEAD INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC LEAD - QWDL | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC LEAD URINE - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC LEAD URINE - HEAVY METALS PANEL 3 - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC LEAD URINE HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC LEAD CAPILLARY - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 4 - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC LEAD VENOUS - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC LEAD INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE - ARUP | $264.30 | $264.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC LEAD ASSAY | $496.07 | $1,302.00 | $10.29–$1,171.80 | 62% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.20, median $264.30, highest $496.07 — a 27.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $264.30. 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 3 of 3 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 blood lead test measures lead in the blood. It is used to screen young children and for adults exposed at work.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.