BNP test cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 17 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $29.68 to $252.45, with a median of $100.00. The lowest listed price is at Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee and 1 other hospital — $70.32 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $138.38 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - POC | $29.68 | $56.00 | $41.22–$54.18 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee lowest Mequon, WI HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - POC | $29.68 | $56.00 | $41.22–$54.18 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Glendale, WI B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEP (BNP) | $60.42 | $114.00 | $38.08–$82.79 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 POC BNP (NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE) | $75.00 | $150.00 | $31.41–$137.79 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.00 | $200.00 | $31.41–$170.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.00 | $200.00 | $31.41–$170.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.00 | $200.00 | $31.41–$170.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.00 | $200.00 | $31.41–$170.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.00 | $200.00 | $31.41–$170.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.00 | $200.00 | $31.41–$170.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.00 | $200.00 | $31.41–$170.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.00 | $200.00 | $31.41–$170.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $100.00 | $200.00 | $31.41–$170.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - POC | $111.30 | $210.00 | $41.22–$159.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $111.30 | $210.00 | $41.22–$159.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - POC | $111.30 | $210.00 | $41.22–$159.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $111.30 | $210.00 | $41.22–$159.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - POC | $111.30 | $210.00 | $41.22–$159.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $111.30 | $210.00 | $41.22–$159.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE - POC | $111.30 | $210.00 | $41.22–$159.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $111.30 | $210.00 | $41.22–$159.53 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $176.49 | $333.00 | $41.22–$154.90 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $176.49 | $333.00 | $41.22–$154.90 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $176.49 | $333.00 | $41.22–$154.90 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $176.49 | $333.00 | $41.22–$154.90 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC NT PRO BNP | $252.45 | $459.00 | $321.30–$436.05 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC NT PRO BNP | $252.45 | $459.00 | $321.30–$436.05 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $29.68, median $100.00, highest $252.45 — a 8.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $100.00. 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 17 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.