Potassium test cost in Marquette, MI
In Marquette, MI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for potassium blood test: from $32.64 to $47.47, with a median of $40.06. The lowest listed price is at Bell Hospital — $7.42 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $22.10 at 87 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84132, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Marquette, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Hospital lowest Ishpeming, MI · (906) 486-4431 Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $32.64 | $54.40 | $17.47–$49.91 | 40% | — source file |
| Uphs Marquette Dlp Hospital Marquette, MI · (906) 228-9440 Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $47.47 | $79.12 | $4.52–$79.12 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $32.64, median $40.06, highest $47.47 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
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
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.