Renin test cost in Brattleboro, VT
In Brattleboro, VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for renin blood test: from $62.00 to $198.59, with a median of $130.30. The lowest listed price is at Grace Cottage Hospital — $68.30 less than the median here. Across Vermont, the median is $207.00 at 11 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84244, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 29, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Brattleboro, VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grace Cottage Hospital lowest Townshend, VT · (802) 365-7920 Renin Activity Mayo | $62.00 | $77.00 | $23.00–$77.00 | 19% | — source file |
| Brattleboro Memorial Hospital Brattleboro, VT · (802) 257-0341 Renin Activity MAYO | $198.59 | $283.70 | $21.44–$275.19 | 30% | Dec 29, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $62.00, median $130.30, highest $198.59 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $198.59. 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 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 renin test measures an enzyme from the kidneys that controls blood pressure. It is ordered with aldosterone to look for an adrenal cause of high blood pressure.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.