Potassium test cost in Dayton, OH
In Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH, 11 hospitals list a cash price for potassium blood test: from $22.00 to $63.00, with a median of $22.00. The lowest listed price is at Dayton Osteopathic Hospital and 5 other hospitals. Across Ohio, the median is $23.35 at 133 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 6 cities for code 84132, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dayton Osteopathic Hospital lowest Dayton, OH · (937) 723-3410 Hc Abg Potassium Resp-Gv+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Kettering Health Troy lowest Troy, OH · (937) 980-7000 Hc Potassium Serum+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Greene Memorial Hospital lowest Xenia, OH · (937) 352-2000 Hc Abg Potassium Resp-Gv+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Beavercreek Medical Center lowest Beaver Creek, OH · (937) 702-4000 Hc Potassium Serum+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Kettering Health Miamisburg lowest Miamisburg, OH · (937) 384-8760 Hc Potassium Serum+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Kettering Health Main Campus lowest Kettering, OH · (937) 298-4331 Hc Abg Potassium Resp-Gv+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.00 | $55.00 | — | 60% |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL source file | $23.35 | $33.35 | $4.76–$7.14 | 30% |
| Dayton Childrens Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM source file | $25.20 | $36.00 | $4.76–$7.14 | 30% |
| Shriners Childrens Ohio Dayton, OH · (937) 641-5509 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM source file | $38.60 | $38.60 | $2.17–$8.37 | — |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH Serum Potassium File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $47.60 | $47.60 | $3.09–$38.08 | — |
| Miami Valley Hospital Dayton, OH · (937) 208-3023 HC POTASSIUM POCT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — |
| Upper Valley Medical Center Troy, OH · (937) 440-7853 HC POTASSIUM POCT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $63.00 | $63.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $22.00, median $22.00, highest $63.00 — a 2.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $22.00. 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 3 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
A potassium test measures the level of potassium in the blood. Doctors check it for people on diuretics or blood pressure drugs, with kidney disease, an irregular heartbeat, or vomiting and diarrhea.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.