Lab tests CPT 83655 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Lead test cost in DeKalb, MS — inpatient

In DeKalb, MS, 1 hospital lists a cash price for blood lead test as an inpatient: from $42.60 to $42.60, with a median of $42.60. Across Mississippi, the median is $40.48 at 53 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83655, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$42.60Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital

Median$42.60half of hospitals charge less

Highest$42.60in 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 DeKalb, MS.

median

Lowest $42.60Highest $42.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Ochsner Stennis Memorial Hospital lowest DeKalb, MS · (769) 486-1000 HC LEAD, BLOOD+1 more line at this price source file	$42.60	$61.74	—	31%

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $42.60, median $42.60, highest $42.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $42.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.