Lead test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Blood lead test: from $7.25 to $185.65, with a median of $28.80. The lowest listed price is at NKC Health — $21.55 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $54.60 at 28 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 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 Mar 6, 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKC Health lowest North Kansas City, MO LEAD URINE | $7.25 | $25.00 | $11.23–$32.09 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO ASSAY OF LEAD | $7.83 | $27.00 | $11.23–$32.09 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Medical Center Kansas City, MO Hc Assay Of Lead | $12.00 | $149.16 | $10.90–$149.16 | 92% | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO LEAD | $17.98 | $62.00 | $11.23–$50.72 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS LEAD URINE | $28.80 | $60.00 | $10.90–$54.00 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO LEAD URINE | $28.80 | $60.00 | $12.29–$54.00 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS LEAD REF LAB BLOOD | $29.76 | $62.00 | $10.90–$55.80 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO LEAD REF LAB BLOOD | $29.76 | $62.00 | $12.29–$55.80 | 52% | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO LEAD BLD | $44.66 | $154.00 | $11.23–$125.97 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO REF MOD LEAD BCE | $57.12 | $119.00 | $12.29–$107.10 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS REF MOD LEAD BCE | $57.12 | $119.00 | $10.90–$107.10 | 52% | — source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO LEAD BLOOD | $66.41 | $229.00 | $11.23–$187.32 | 71% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS LEAD LEVEL | $70.08 | $146.00 | $10.90–$131.40 | 52% | — source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO LEAD LEVEL | $70.08 | $146.00 | $12.29–$131.40 | 52% | — source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $185.65 | $185.65 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC LEAD CAPILLARY - ARUP | $185.65 | $185.65 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC LEAD BLOOD HEAVY METALS PANEL 4 - ARUP | $185.65 | $185.65 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC LEAD VENOUS - ARUP | $185.65 | $185.65 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC LEAD URINE HEAVY METALS PANEL 3- ARUP | $309.88 | $309.88 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS HC LEAD URINE - HEAVY METALS PANEL 3 - ARUP | $309.88 | $309.88 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $7.25, median $28.80, highest $185.65 — a 25.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $28.80. 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 4 of 4 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.