Potassium test cost in Omaha, NE
In Omaha, NE-IA, 15 hospitals list a cash price for potassium blood test: from $7.35 to $83.00, with a median of $43.26. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa — $35.91 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $47.81 at 53 hospitals.
Cash prices at 15 facilities across 7 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 Feb 14, 2026 and Aug 10, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC RHC POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $7.35 | $15.00 | $4.76–$14.70 | 51% |
| Nebraska Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 559-4000 Blood potassium level File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $14.95 | $23.00 | $1.09–$59.40 | 35% |
| Bellevue Medical Center Bellevue, NE · (402) 763-3600 Blood potassium level File of Aug 10, 2026 · source file | $14.95 | $23.00 | $1.09–$59.40 | 35% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Potassium Level+1 more line at this price File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $17.40 | $58.00 | $4.62–$40.60 | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 ATX - Potassium - MH/WH+3 more lines at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $20.88 | $58.00 | $4.62–$40.60 | 64% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL source file | $23.25 | $31.00 | $4.76–$9.71 | 25% |
| Midwest Surgical Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 399-1900 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM source file | $24.75 | $33.00 | $4.76–$9.71 | 25% |
| Memorial Community Hospital Blair, NE · (402) 426-1502 Blood potassium level File of Jul 15, 2026 · source file | $40.15 | $50.19 | $2.39–$49.19 | 20% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $43.26 | $103.00 | $4.61–$87.55 | 58% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $43.26 | $103.00 | $4.61–$87.55 | 58% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $43.26 | $103.00 | $4.61–$87.55 | 58% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $43.26 | $103.00 | $4.61–$87.55 | 58% |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE HC POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $43.26 | $103.00 | $4.61–$87.55 | 58% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $43.26 | $103.00 | $4.61–$87.55 | 58% |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 POTASSIUM SERUM PLAS/W B source file | $44.25 | $59.00 | — | 25% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC POCT POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $47.88 | $114.00 | $4.61–$96.90 | 58% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC POCT POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $47.88 | $114.00 | $4.61–$96.90 | 58% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC POCT POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $47.88 | $114.00 | $4.61–$96.90 | 58% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC POCT POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $47.88 | $114.00 | $4.61–$96.90 | 58% |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE HC POCT POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $47.88 | $114.00 | $4.61–$96.90 | 58% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC POCT POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $47.88 | $114.00 | $4.61–$96.90 | 58% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $53.90 | $110.00 | $4.76–$107.80 | 51% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC POCT POTASSIUM File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $55.37 | $113.00 | $4.76–$110.74 | 51% |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 572-3000 HC POTASSIUM+1 more line at this price File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $83.00 | $83.00 | $3.94–$83.00 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $7.35, median $43.26, highest $83.00 — a 11.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 11 facilities here, median $43.26. 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 12 of 14 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.