Lab tests CPT 83880 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

BNP test cost in Waterbury, CT — inpatient

In Waterbury, CT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker) as an inpatient: from $49.50 to $141.62, with a median of $95.56. The lowest listed price is at Saint Marys Hospital — $46.06 less than the median here. Across Connecticut, the median is $110.55 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83880, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and May 13, 2026.

Lowest$49.50Saint Marys Hospital
Median$95.56half pay less
Highest$141.62in this market
Difference2.9×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 Waterbury, CT.

median
Lowest $49.50Highest $580.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Saint Marys Hospital lowest Waterbury, CT HC Warde Natriuretic Peptide $49.50 $90.00 $22.62–$90.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury, CT HC Natriuretic Peptide $97.35 $177.00 $34.99–$177.00 45% Mar 31, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT BNP NT-pro $141.62 $283.23 — 50% May 13, 2026
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UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury, CT BNP (SO) $580.50 $1,161.00 — 50% May 13, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $49.50, median $95.56, highest $141.62 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $95.56 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.