Lab tests CPT 83880 Outpatient

BNP test cost in New York, NY

In New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ, 50 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $39.00 to $649.33, with a median of $47.11. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital — $8.11 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $122.82 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 50 facilities across 38 cities for code 83880, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 28, 2025 and Sep 5, 2026.

Lowest$39.00Saint Marys Hospital
Median$47.11half pay less
Highest$649.33in this market
Difference16.6×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 New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.

median
Lowest $39.00Highest $694.78

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Saint Marys Hospital lowest Passaic, NJ · (973) 365-4300 Hc Natriuretic Peptide $39.00 $296.00 $23.56–$251.60 87% Sep 1, 2026
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $40.90–$280.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $40.90–$280.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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New York City Health and Hospitals Broadway Elmhurst, NY HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $1.00–$129.47 72% Sep 5, 2026
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $40.90–$280.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $40.90–$280.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $40.90–$280.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $39.26–$47.11 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $53.28–$283.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $53.28–$283.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $39.26–$47.11 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $46.37–$272.45 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $46.37–$272.45 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $46.37–$272.45 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $46.37–$272.45 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $46.37–$272.45 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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JFK University Medical Center Edison, NJ · (732) 321-7000 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Southern Ocean Medical Center Manahawkin, NJ · (609) 597-6011 POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $53.28–$283.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $47.81–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $38.47–$179.42 72% Sep 5, 2026
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Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 CHG NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $98.00 $25.20–$97.66 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Bellevue Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 561-4132 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $38.47–$170.39 72% Sep 5, 2026
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $47.81–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $72.29–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $72.29–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $72.29–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $72.29–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hackensack University Medical Center Hackensack, NJ · (551) 996-2000 POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $72.29–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Old Bridge, NJ POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $47.81–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Ocean Medical Center Brick, NJ · (732) 840-2200 NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $54.86–$244.80 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $47.81–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Neptune City, NJ POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $47.81–$288.00 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Raritan Bay Medical Center Perth Amboy, NJ · (732) 324-5000 POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $38.30–$280.20 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $31.11–$179.90 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Metropolitan Hospital Center New York, NY · (212) 423-6262 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $38.47–$133.22 72% Sep 5, 2026
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $31.11–$179.90 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $1.00–$129.05 72% Sep 5, 2026
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Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $1.00–$130.73 72% Sep 5, 2026
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Jacobi Medical Center Bronx, NY · (718) 918-5000 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $1.00–$129.05 72% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $38.47–$170.17 72% Sep 5, 2026
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New York City Health and Hospitals Jamaica, NY CHG NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $98.00 $25.20–$97.66 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $142.85–$280.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $39.26–$47.11 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $39.26–$47.11 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $142.85–$280.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Bayshore Medical Center Holmdel, NJ · (732) 739-5900 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $142.85–$280.28 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $38.47–$179.66 72% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $98.00 $25.20–$97.66 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $38.47–$184.25 72% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $142.30 $38.47–$132.62 72% Sep 5, 2026
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Kings County Hospital Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 245-3901 CHG NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $39.26 $98.00 $25.20–$97.66 60% Sep 5, 2026
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $31.11–$179.90 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $31.11–$179.90 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Palisades Medical Center North Bergen, NJ · (201) 854-5000 POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $31.11–$179.90 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $40.61–$282.10 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ NT-PROBNP QST $39.26 $288.00 $40.61–$282.10 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ NT-PRO BNP $39.26 $288.00 $40.61–$282.10 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $39.26 $288.00 $40.61–$282.10 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Hmh Hospitals Red Bank, NJ POC I-STAT BNP $39.26 $288.00 $40.61–$282.10 86% Dec 31, 2025
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Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $45.15 $417.00 — 89% —
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University Hospital Newark, NJ · (973) 972-4300 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $45.15 $328.77 $31.41–$312.33 86% Aug 13, 2026
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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $45.15 $516.00 — 91% —
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $45.15 $120.00 — 62% —
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Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $45.15 $412.00 — 89% —
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Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $45.15 $1,139.00 — 96% —
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NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue, NY · (631) 654-7100 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $47.11 $247.87 $26.00–$400.06 81% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Mineola, NY HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $47.11 $247.87 $26.00–$400.06 81% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $47.11 $247.87 $26.00–$400.06 81% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone New York, NY · (212) 263-7300 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $47.11 $247.87 $26.00–$400.06 81% Jan 1, 2026
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NYU Langone Brooklyn, NY HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $47.11 $247.87 $26.00–$400.06 81% Jan 1, 2026
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Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Bnp 83880 $55.00 $550.00 $43.01–$440.00 90% Feb 2, 2026
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Englewood Health Englewood, NJ · (201) 894-3000 Pro Bnp 83880 $75.70 $757.00 $59.20–$605.60 90% Feb 2, 2026
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $78.60 $131.00 $31.41–$125.24 40% —
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The Valley Hospital Paramus, NJ · (201) 447-8000 PRO-BNP $78.60 $131.00 $31.41–$125.24 40% —
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Chilton Medical Center Pompton Plains, NJ · (973) 831-5000 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $79.26 $1,423.00 — 94% —
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Morristown Medical Center Morristown, NJ · (973) 971-5450 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $99.57 $1,366.00 — 93% —
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HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $115.20 $288.00 — 60% —
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HMH Carrier Behavioral Health Belle Mead, NJ B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE BNP $115.20 $288.00 $41.76 60% —
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Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica, NY · (718) 262-6000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL $118.00 $118.00 $26.00–$1,912.00 — —
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Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing, NY · (718) 670-5000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL $118.00 $118.00 $26.00–$1,912.00 — —
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Newton Medical Center Newton, NJ · (973) 383-2121 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $118.22 $3,103.00 — 96% —
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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 B-Type Natriuretic (Bnp) $132.24 $188.91 $13.90–$625.00 30% Oct 28, 2025
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St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers, NY ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $132.60 $156.00 $37.30–$3,783.00 15% —
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $146.82 $577.00 — 75% —
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Overlook Medical Center Summit, NJ · (908) 522-2000 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $150.92 $1,789.00 — 92% —
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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Atrial Natriuretic Factor $166.14 $237.34 $13.90–$625.00 30% Oct 28, 2025
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Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow, NY · (516) 572-0123 Probnp (Natriuretic Peptide) $166.14 $237.34 $13.90–$625.00 30% Oct 28, 2025
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Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York, NY HC Natriuretic Peptide $229.50 $255.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Morningside New York, NY HC Natriuretic Peptide $229.50 $255.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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The Mount Sinai Hospital New York, NY · (212) 241-7981 HC Natriuretic Peptide $229.50 $255.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn, NY HC Natriuretic Peptide $229.50 $255.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mount Sinai Queens Long Island, NY HC Natriuretic Peptide $229.50 $255.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Hudson Regional Hospital Secaucus, NJ · (201) 392-3200 Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level $233.30 $233.30 $39.26–$440.24 — Jan 19, 2026
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Nt-Pro Bnp, S $258.00 $258.00 $45.55–$304.21 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Nt-Pro Bnp, S $258.00 $258.00 $96.00–$304.21 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Nt-Pro Bnp, S $258.00 $258.00 $45.55–$304.21 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Nt-Pro Bnp, S $258.00 $258.00 $96.00–$304.21 — Dec 1, 2025
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Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 BNP ASSAY(POINT OF CARE) $265.00 $265.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 BNP POC $265.00 $265.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn, NY · (718) 283-6000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $265.00 $265.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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CentraState Medical Center Freehold Township, NJ · (732) 294-7012 Natriuretic Peptide Bnp $268.18 $705.35 — 62% —
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New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York, NY · (212) 979-4000 BRAIN NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $273.24 $303.60 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway, NY · (718) 869-7000 ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $331.67 $331.67 $26.00–$78.94 — —
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Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL $396.66 $396.66 $31.41–$78.52 — —
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Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL $448.00 $448.00 $39.26–$4,255.00 — —
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Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn, NY · (718) 250-8000 ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $454.14 $454.14 $31.41–$78.52 — —
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Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook, NY · (631) 444-4000 ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $479.00 $479.00 $39.26–$4,255.00 — —
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York, NY HC Brain Natriuretic Protein $509.00 $509.00 $45.55–$458.10 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Middletown, NJ HC Brain Natriuretic Protein $509.00 $509.00 $157.04–$458.10 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison, NY HC Brain Natriuretic Protein $509.00 $509.00 $45.55–$458.10 — Dec 1, 2025
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Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases Basking Ridge, NJ HC Brain Natriuretic Protein $509.00 $509.00 $157.04–$458.10 — Dec 1, 2025
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Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL $649.33 $649.33 $39.26–$51.04 — —
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Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton, NY ASSAY OF NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $694.78 $694.78 $39.26–$51.04 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $39.00, median $47.11, highest $649.33 — a 16.6× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $55.00. 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 34 of 37 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.