Lab tests CPT 83655 Outpatient

Lead test cost in Orangeburg, SC

In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood lead test: from $49.50 to $49.50, with a median of $49.50. Across South Carolina, the median is $66.30 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83655, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$49.50Medical University Hospital Authority
Median$49.50half pay less
Highest$49.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Orangeburg, SC.

median
Lowest $49.50Highest $88.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Medical University Hospital Authority lowest Orangeburg, SC HB LEAD WHOLE BLOOD (SEND OUT) $49.50 $99.00 — 50% —
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Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg, SC HB LEAD URINE UG/L (SEND OUT) $64.50 $129.00 — 50% —
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Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg, SC HB LEAD BLOOD $88.00 $176.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $49.50, median $49.50, highest $49.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $49.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.