Potassium test cost in Richmond, VA
In Richmond, VA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for potassium blood test: from $39.00 to $417.00, with a median of $417.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 3 other hospitals — $378.00 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $39.00 at 63 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 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 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 Richmond, VA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $39.00 | $65.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $39.00 | $65.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $39.00 | $65.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $39.00 | $65.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $52.50 | $175.00 | — | 70% | — source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 483-0000 Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $417.00 | $417.00 | $4.76–$29.27 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Johnston-Willis Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 483-0000 POTASSIUM BLD | $417.00 | $417.00 | $79.23–$375.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield, VA · (804) 483-0000 Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $417.00 | $417.00 | $4.76–$29.27 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Chippenham Hospital Chesterfield, VA · (804) 483-0000 POTASSIUM BLD | $417.00 | $417.00 | $79.23–$375.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $417.00 | $417.00 | $4.76–$27.68 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Parham Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 POTASSIUM BLD | $417.00 | $417.00 | $79.23–$375.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $417.00 | $417.00 | $4.76–$27.68 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Retreat Doctors Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 289-4500 POTASSIUM BLD | $417.00 | $417.00 | $79.23–$375.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Hopewell, VA · (804) 541-1600 Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $417.00 | $417.00 | $4.76–$19.15 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Tricities Hospital Hopewell, VA · (804) 541-1600 POTASSIUM BLD | $417.00 | $417.00 | $79.23–$375.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 289-4500 Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $417.00 | $417.00 | $4.76–$27.68 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Henrico Doctors Hospital - Forest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 289-4500 POTASSIUM BLD | $417.00 | $417.00 | $79.23–$375.30 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $39.00, median $417.00, highest $417.00 — a 10.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $41.40. 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 6 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.