Sodium test cost in Corpus Christi, TX
In Corpus Christi, TX, 5 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test: from $21.62 to $377.61, with a median of $377.61. The lowest listed price is at Driscoll Childrens Hospital — $355.99 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $62.12 at 271 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 84295, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 6, 2025 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 Corpus Christi, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital lowest Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 739-4846 Hchg Sodium Serum Statlab+1 more line at this price File of Oct 6, 2025 · source file | $21.62 | $108.10 | $4.04–$165.82 | 80% |
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 739-4846 Sodium Wb Assay File of Oct 6, 2025 · source file | $65.09 | $325.45 | $4.04–$165.82 | 80% |
| Driscoll Childrens Hospital Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 739-4846 Hchg Sodium Serum File of Oct 6, 2025 · source file | $88.78 | $443.90 | $4.04–$165.82 | 80% |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Bay Area Portland, TX · (361) 761-1501 SODIUM BLD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $377.61 | $377.61 | $4.12–$320.97 | — |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Northwest FSER Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 761-1501 Sodium; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $377.61 | $377.61 | $4.12–$320.97 | — |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - Doctors Regional Corpus Christi, TX · (361) 761-1501 Sodium; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $377.61 | $377.61 | $4.12–$320.97 | — |
| Corpus Christi Medical Center - The Heart Hospital Corpus Christi, TX Sodium; serum, plasma or whole blood +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $377.61 | $377.61 | $4.12–$320.97 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $21.62, median $377.61, highest $377.61 — a 17.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $113.75. 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 5 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 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.