Renin test cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for renin blood test: from $53.00 to $400.63, with a median of $73.27. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $20.27 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $79.59 at 114 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 84244, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Assay of Renin - Renin Direct Assay source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | $6.60–$53.00 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Assay of Renin - Renin Direct Assay source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | $6.60–$53.00 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Assay of Renin - Renin Direct Assay source file | $53.00 | $53.00 | $6.60–$53.00 | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ASSAY OF RENIN source file | $57.54 | $82.20 | $20.89–$29.97 | 30% |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 RENIN (KIDNEY ENZYME) LEVEL source file | $63.29 | $90.42 | $20.89–$29.97 | 30% |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Esoterix Renin+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| Kaleida Health one side Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Renin Left Renal Vein+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $89.00 | $89.00 | — | — |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 RENIN LEVEL File of Aug 25, 2026 · source file | $93.71 | $96.39 | $16.49–$86.75 | 3% |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ASSAY OF RENIN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $163.62 | $192.50 | $14.65–$192.50 | 15% |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Renin Activity, Ria File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $400.63 | $400.63 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $53.00, median $73.27, highest $400.63 — a 7.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $89.00. 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 1 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 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.