Potassium test cost in Fort Wayne, IN — inpatient
In Fort Wayne, IN, 8 hospitals list a cash price for potassium blood test as an inpatient: from $25.38 to $88.55, with a median of $28.50. The lowest listed price is at Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital — $3.12 less than the median here. Across Indiana, the median is $28.50 at 85 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 3 cities for code 84132, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Fort Wayne, IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lutheran Musculoskeletal Center – The Orthopedic Hospital lowest Fort Wayne, IN 84132 POTASSIUM SER PL WB+14 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $25.38 | $94.00 | $25.38–$94.00 | 73% |
| Parkview Whitley Hospital Columbia City, IN · (260) 248-9301 HC POTASSIUM - GEM POCT+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $27.00 | $54.00 | — | 50% |
| Lutheran Hospital of Indiana Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 435-7001 Potassium Serum+15 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.72 | $77.00 | $19.40–$69.30 | 64% |
| Parkview Regional Medical Center Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 266-1195 HC POTASSIUM I-STAT+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $28.50 | $57.00 | — | 50% |
| Parkview Ortho Hospital Fort Wayne, IN HC POTASSIUM I-STAT+2 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $28.50 | $57.00 | — | 50% |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 425-3000 84132 - .POCBGwO2SatDMKCaLaVen File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $42.35 | $77.00 | $21.94–$77.00 | 45% |
| Dupont Hospital Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 416-3000 84132 POTASSIUM SER PL WB+14 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $54.90 | $122.00 | $36.23–$109.80 | 55% |
| St. Joseph Health System Fort Wayne, IN · (260) 425-3000 Potassium CQ+14 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $67.65 | $123.00 | $35.05–$123.00 | 45% |
| Bluffton Regional Medical Center Bluffton, IN · (260) 824-3210 Potassium CQ+14 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $88.55 | $161.00 | $48.14–$144.90 | 45% |
Inpatient: lowest $25.38, median $28.50, highest $88.55 — a 3.5× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $27.75 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 5 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.