Lab tests CPT 83880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

BNP test cost in Richmond, KY — inpatient

In Richmond-Berea, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker) as an inpatient: from $62.40 to $62.40, with a median of $62.40. Across Kentucky, the median is $365.46 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$62.40Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital
Median$62.40half pay less
Highest$62.40in this market
Difference1.0×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 Richmond-Berea, KY.

median
Lowest $62.40Highest $167.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital lowest Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC So Natriuretic Peptide $62.40 $104.00 — 40% —
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Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC Natriuretic Peptide $167.40 $279.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $62.40, median $62.40, highest $62.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $307.37 — 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.