Lead test cost in North Port, FL
In North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood lead test: from $5.00 to $14.17, with a median of $9.59. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital — $4.59 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $13.65 at 129 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83655, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 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 North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL Lead | $5.00 | $5.00 | $12.11 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL Lead UNSCHEDULED | $5.00 | $5.00 | $7.80–$7.96 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL Lead Other Outpatient | $5.00 | $5.00 | $12.11 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital lowest Bradenton, FL LEAD BLOOD | $5.00 | $5.00 | $0.23–$4.60 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 LEAD URINE | $14.17 | $14.17 | $0.67–$13.04 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Blake Hospital Bradenton, FL · (941) 798-6110 LEAD BLOOD | $60.00 | $60.00 | $2.82–$55.20 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.00, median $9.59, highest $14.17 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 1 of 2 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.
4 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83655 ($45.75). 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.
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FLLead Other Outpatient | $4.00 | file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FLLead | $4.00 | file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FLLEAD BLOOD | $4.00 | file |
| HCA Florida Englewood Hospital Venice, FLLead UNSCHEDULED | $4.00 | file |