BNP test cost in Amarillo, TX — inpatient
In Amarillo, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker) as an inpatient: from $20.90 to $22.40, with a median of $21.65. The lowest listed price is at Harrington Cancer Center — $0.75 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $186.24 at 295 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Amarillo, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrington Cancer Center lowest Amarillo, TX Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | $20.90 | $209.00 | $32.98–$190.40 | 90% | — source file |
| BSA Hospital Amarillo, TX · (806) 212-2000 Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | $22.40 | $224.00 | $32.98–$190.40 | 90% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $20.90, median $21.65, highest $22.40 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $21.65 — 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
This code covers the natriuretic peptide tests, BNP and NT-proBNP. The heart releases these peptides when it is under strain, so the test helps tell heart failure from other causes of shortness of breath and tracks treatment.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.