Lab tests CPT 83880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

BNP test cost in Victoria, TX — inpatient

In Victoria, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker) as an inpatient: from $92.50 to $176.40, with a median of $134.45. The lowest listed price is at Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria — $41.95 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $191.75 at 255 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 27, 2026.

Lowest$92.50Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria
Median$134.45half pay less
Highest$176.40in this market
Difference1.9×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 Victoria, TX.

median
Lowest $92.50Highest $176.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria lowest Victoria, TX · (361) 573-9181 B-Type Natriuretic Peptide $92.50 $185.00 $68.45–$185.00 50% Jul 27, 2026
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Citizens Medical Center County of Victoria lowest Victoria, TX · (361) 573-9181 Natriuretic Peptide $92.50 $185.00 $68.45–$185.00 50% Jul 27, 2026
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Victoria of Texas Victoria, TX · (361) 575-7441 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $176.40 $588.00 $52.92–$470.40 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Victoria of Texas Victoria, TX · (361) 575-7441 L143000 NT-PROBNP $176.40 $588.00 $52.92–$470.40 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Victoria of Texas Victoria, TX · (361) 575-7441 NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE $176.40 $588.00 $52.92–$470.40 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Victoria of Texas Victoria, TX · (361) 575-7441 L143000 NT-PROBNP $176.40 $588.00 $52.92–$470.40 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $92.50, median $134.45, highest $176.40 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $107.99 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.