BNP test cost in Columbia, MO
In Columbia, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $91.46 to $214.38, with a median of $152.92. The lowest listed price is at Boone Hospital Center — $61.46 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $113.75 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 15, 2025 and Apr 1, 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 Columbia, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Hospital Center lowest Columbia, MO NATIURETIC PEPTIDE | $91.46 | $152.44 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO NT-PROBNP NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE P28620740 | $214.38 | $357.30 | $97.19–$314.42 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE P31020740 | $214.38 | $357.30 | $97.19–$314.42 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE P28637056 | $226.14 | $376.90 | $102.52–$331.67 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE P31033126 | $226.14 | $376.90 | $102.52–$331.67 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia, MO NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE P31037056 | $226.14 | $376.90 | $102.52–$331.67 | 40% | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $91.46, median $152.92, highest $214.38 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $152.92. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.