BNP test cost in Dexter, MO
In Dexter, MO, 2 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $146.90 to $177.75, with a median of $162.33. The lowest listed price is at SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County LLC dba Mercy Hospital Stoddard — $15.43 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $113.75 at 27 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Jun 12, 2026 and Jun 12, 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 Dexter, MO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SoutheastHEALTH Center of Stoddard County LLC dba Mercy Hospital Stoddard lowest Dexter, MO Brain Natriuretic Peptide | $146.90 | $226.00 | $35.33–$137.41 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter, MO Natriuretic Peptide | $177.75 | $237.00 | $16.49–$82.45 | 25% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $146.90, median $162.33, highest $177.75 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $177.75. 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 0 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.