BNP test cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 6 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $34.07 to $133.58, with a median of $36.02. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $1.95 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $122.82 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 cities for code 83880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 25, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY Blood test that measures B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) protein | $34.07 | $77.00 | $10.00–$77.42 | 56% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY Blood test that measures B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) protein | $34.07 | $77.00 | $10.00–$77.42 | 56% | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY Blood test that measures B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) protein | $34.07 | $77.00 | $10.00–$77.42 | 56% | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $37.96 | $54.23 | $35.33–$53.49 | 30% | — source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Nt-Probnp | $92.30 | $92.30 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY PRO BNP | $133.58 | $269.04 | $29.45–$242.13 | 50% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY B-NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $133.58 | $269.04 | $29.45–$242.13 | 50% | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Bnp- B Natriuretic Peptide | $184.89 | $184.89 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL | $424.70 | $606.72 | $35.33–$53.49 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $34.07, median $36.02, highest $133.58 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $34.07. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.