BNP test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker) as an inpatient: from $126.48 to $284.00, with a median of $284.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $157.52 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $284.00 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 83880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $126.48 | $126.48 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $164.21 | $164.21 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $284.00 | $284.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $284.00 | $284.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $284.00 | $284.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $284.00 | $284.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $126.48, median $284.00, highest $284.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $242.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
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.