Sodium test cost in Cincinnati, OH — inpatient
In Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN, 14 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test as an inpatient: from $14.43 to $60.60, with a median of $48.40. The lowest listed price is at St Elizabeth Edgewood — $33.97 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $27.20 at 132 hospitals.
Cash prices at 14 facilities across 9 cities for code 84295, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elizabeth Edgewood lowest Edgewood, KY · (859) 301-2000 HB SODIUM WHOLE BLOOD+2 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.43 | $14.43 | — | — |
| McCullough-Hyde Memorial Hospital Oxford, OH · (513) 523-2111 HC Sodium Serum (84295) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $14.79 | $19.72 | — | 25% |
| Bethesda North Cincinnati, OH · (513) 865-1111 HC Sodium Serum (84295) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.46 | $21.94 | — | 25% |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital Hamilton, OH · (513) 867-2123 Hc Abg Sodium Resp-Gv+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.20 | $68.00 | — | 60% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 636-3333 Hb Sodium, Serum+1 more line at this price source file | $34.68 | $68.00 | $32.64–$68.00 | 49% |
| West Chester Hospital West Chester, OH · (513) 298-7701 Hc Sodium Serum+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $40.80 | $68.00 | — | 40% |
| University of Cincinnati Medical Center Cincinnati, OH · (513) 584-1000 Hc Sodium Serum+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $40.80 | $68.00 | — | 40% |
| Atrium Medical Center Middletown, OH · (513) 420-5102 HC SODIUM SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $56.00 | $56.00 | — | — |
| Mercy Health Kings Mills Hospital Mason, OH · (513) 637-9999 HC Sodium Serum Plasma or Whole Blood source file | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Anderson Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 624-4500 HC Sodium Serum Plasma or Whole Blood source file | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Clermont Hospital Batavia, OH · (513) 732-8278 HC Sodium Serum Plasma or Whole Blood source file | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health Fairfield Hospital Fairfield, OH · (513) 870-7000 HC Sodium Serum Plasma or Whole Blood source file | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% |
| The Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health Cincinnati, OH · (513) 686-3000 HC Sodium Serum Plasma or Whole Blood source file | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% |
| Mercy Health West Hospital Cincinnati, OH · (513) 215-5000 HC Sodium Serum Plasma or Whole Blood source file | $60.60 | $101.00 | — | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $14.43, median $48.40, highest $60.60 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $40.80 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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 sodium test measures the level of sodium in the blood. It is used for confusion, weakness, dehydration and for people on diuretics or with heart, kidney or liver disease.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84295 ($36.99). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| The Craig and Frances Lindner Center of Hope Mason, OHHC SODIUM SERUM | $2.00 | file |