Potassium test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 27 hospitals list a cash price for potassium blood test: from $4.00 to $287.24, with a median of $15.58. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital and 1 other hospital — $11.58 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $32.70 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 22 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 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.
Lowest$4.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$15.58half pay less
Highest$287.24in this market
Difference71.8×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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
median
Lowest $4.00Highest $467.28
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Assay Of Serum Potassium | $4.00 | $84.00 | $3.81–$67.20 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Assay Of Serum Potassium | $4.00 | $100.06 | $3.81–$97.06 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Potassium Level | $5.90 | $59.00 | $4.57–$49.86 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Potassium Level | $5.90 | $59.00 | $4.57–$49.86 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Potassium Level | $5.90 | $59.00 | $4.57–$49.86 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Potassium Level | $5.90 | $59.00 | $4.57–$49.86 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Potassium Level | $5.90 | $59.00 | $4.57–$49.86 | 90% | — source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Potassium Plasma | $13.18 | $21.96 | $4.46–$7.14 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 PLASMA POTASSIUM | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 POTASSIUM | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 PLASMA POTASSIUM | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Potassium POC | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 POTASSIUM RESP | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 POTASSIUM | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Potassium POC | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 POTASSIUM RESP | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ POTASSIUM | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ PLASMA POTASSIUM | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Potassium POC | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ POTASSIUM RESP | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.81–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ POTASSIUM | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.63–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ PLASMA POTASSIUM | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.63–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Potassium POC | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.63–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ POTASSIUM RESP | $15.58 | $15.58 | $2.63–$21.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Potassium Level | $18.54 | $30.89 | $4.46–$7.14 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Warde Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $20.15 | $31.00 | $4.76–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $29.90 | $46.00 | $4.75–$46.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Warde Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $29.90 | $46.00 | $4.75–$46.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $40.60 | $40.60 | $2.32–$8.37 | — | — source file |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 POTASSIUM,SERUM | $41.24 | $41.24 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $50.70 | $78.00 | $4.76–$74.10 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $54.60 | $84.00 | $4.76–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Potassium Whole Blood | $67.00 | $67.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Potassium Whole Blood | $67.00 | $67.00 | — | — | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Warde Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $81.25 | $125.00 | $4.66–$120.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $85.80 | $132.00 | $4.66–$126.72 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $136.80 | $152.00 | $3.43–$729.10 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $136.80 | $152.00 | $4.40–$125.89 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Potassium | $215.00 | $215.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Potassium | $215.00 | $215.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $238.55 | — | $4.76–$473.55 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $239.20 | — | $4.75–$24.73 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Potassium-Body Fluid | $287.24 | $287.24 | $8.56–$258.52 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $318.50 | — | $4.76–$24.48 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Potassium | $413.37 | $413.37 | $8.56–$372.03 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Potassium- Epoc | $413.37 | $413.37 | $8.56–$372.03 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Potassium-Icu(Blood) | $413.37 | $413.37 | $8.56–$372.03 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Potassium, Serum | $467.28 | $467.28 | $8.56–$420.55 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $15.58, highest $287.24 — a 71.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $15.58. 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 16 of 20 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.