Lead test cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for blood lead test: from $13.56 to $62.40, with a median of $25.52. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $11.96 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $78.00 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 83655 Lead Level. Tech | $13.56 | $79.00 | $29.77–$63.20 | 83% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 Lead, Blood (Venous) Tech | $18.87 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 83655 .Lead, Blood -Quest Tech | $18.87 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 83655 Heavy Metals Panel, 24 Hour Urine -Quest Tech | $18.87 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 83655 Heavy Metals Panel, Random Urine -Quest Tech | $18.87 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 83655 Lead Level. Tech | $18.87 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 83655 Lead, Blood (QST) Tech | $18.87 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 Heavy Metals Pnl, Lead Tech | $18.87 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 Lead, Blood (Capillary) Tech | $18.87 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 Lead, Blood (Osha) -Quest Tech | $18.87 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 76% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 Lead, Blood (Capillary) Tech | $24.86 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 Heavy Metals Pnl, Lead Tech | $24.86 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 83655 Lead Level. Tech | $24.86 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 83655 Heavy Metals Panel, Random Urine -Quest Tech | $24.86 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 83655 Lead, Blood (QST) Tech | $24.86 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 83655 .Lead, Blood -Quest Tech | $24.86 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 Lead, Blood (Venous) Tech | $24.86 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 69% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 83655 POC LEAD SCREEN PRVDR RESULTED | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 HEAVY METALS PNL, LEAD | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 LEAD INDUSTRIAL EXPOSURE 83655 (SQ) | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 Lead, Blood (QST) 4315747 | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 Lead, Blood (Capillary) | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 Lead, Blood (Venous) | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 POC Lead Outpt IVIEW | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 LEAD URINE (SQ) | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 LEAD (SQ) | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 83655 Lead Screen | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 H METALS 83655 (SQ) | $26.17 | $79.00 | $10.29–$63.20 | 67% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC LEAD BLOOD | $62.40 | $104.00 | $10.00–$93.48 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC LEAD URINE | $62.40 | $104.00 | $10.00–$93.48 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC LEAD&ZINC PROTOPORPHYRIN EVL A | $62.40 | $104.00 | $10.00–$93.48 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC HEAVY METALS COMP PANEL, RANDOM URINE D | $62.40 | $104.00 | $10.00–$93.48 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC LEAD BLOOD | $62.40 | $104.00 | $10.00–$88.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC LEAD URINE | $62.40 | $104.00 | $10.00–$88.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC LEAD&ZINC PROTOPORPHYRIN EVL A | $62.40 | $104.00 | $10.00–$88.40 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC HEAVY METALS COMP PANEL, RANDOM URINE D | $62.40 | $104.00 | $10.00–$88.40 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $13.56, median $25.52, highest $62.40 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $25.52. 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 6 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
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83655 ($41.40). 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.
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA83655 EPSDT Lead Tst Ordered | $0.01 | file |