Potassium test cost in Wichita, KS
In Wichita, KS, 6 hospitals list a cash price for potassium blood test: from $3.90 to $527.00, with a median of $33.22. The lowest listed price is at Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital — $29.32 less than the median here. Across Kansas, the median is $32.53 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 3 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 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 Wichita, KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital lowest El Dorado, KS · (316) 321-3300 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM source file | $3.90 | $6.00 | $350.00–$757.00 | 35% |
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center Wichita, KS · (316) 634-0090 POTASSIUM, SERUM source file | $9.95 | $10.00 | $2.00–$10.00 | 1% |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado, KS · (316) 321-3300 BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL source file | $10.40 | $16.00 | $350.00–$757.00 | 35% |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita, KS · (316) 462-5310 BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL source file | $33.16 | $51.02 | $4.66–$7.62 | 35% |
| Kansas Medical Center Andover, KS · (316) 300-4000 POTASSIUM SERUM source file | $33.27 | $55.45 | $1.84–$22.18 | 40% |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita, KS · (316) 462-5310 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM source file | $34.16 | $52.55 | $4.66–$7.62 | 35% |
| Wesley Medical Center Wichita, KS · (316) 962-2000 POTASSIUM BLD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $527.00 | $527.00 | $75.36–$474.30 | — |
| Wesley Woodlawn Wichita, KS · (316) 962-2000 POTASSIUM BLD File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $527.00 | $527.00 | $75.36–$474.30 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $3.90, median $33.22, highest $527.00 — a 135.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $9.95. 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 2 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 1 it is 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.