Lab tests CPT 83655 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lead test cost in Oshkosh, WI — inpatient

In Oshkosh-Neenah, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood lead test as an inpatient: from $42.50 to $94.19, with a median of $68.35. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh — $25.85 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $49.34 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83655, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 24, 2026.

Lowest$42.50Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh
Median$68.35half pay less
Highest$94.19in this market
Difference2.2×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 Oshkosh-Neenah, WI.

median
Lowest $42.50Highest $94.19

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh lowest Oshkosh, WI POC BLOOD LEAD $42.50 $85.00 $51.00–$72.25 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI LEAD $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Aurora Medical Center Oshkosh Oshkosh, WI LEAD, URINE $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah, WI HBC FV LEAD BLOOD $94.19 $171.25 $119.88–$162.69 45% Mar 24, 2026
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Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Neenah, WI HBC FV LEAD BLOOD $94.19 $171.25 $119.88–$162.69 45% Mar 24, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $42.50, median $68.35, highest $94.19 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $49.34 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 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 2 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.