Sodium test cost in Detroit, MI — inpatient
In Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI, 22 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test as an inpatient: from $8.40 to $69.00, with a median of $20.00. The lowest listed price is at Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital and 1 other hospital — $11.60 less than the median here. Across Michigan, the median is $20.90 at 86 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 16 cities for code 84295, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 31, 2025 and Sep 2, 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 Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital lowest Southfield, MI · (248) 849-3000 SODIUM SERUM/PLASMA/WB+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $8.40 | $15.00 | $1.01–$8.36 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus lowest Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 SODIUM SERUM/PLASMA/WB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $8.40 | $15.00 | $0.94–$8.36 | 44% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 ASSAY OF SERUM SODIUM File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $8.65 | $17.30 | $2.63–$8.79 | 50% |
| McLaren Port Huron Port Huron, MI · (810) 987-5000 Sodium Level POC+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $8.95 | $17.90 | $2.63–$9.09 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital - Novi Campus Novi, MI · (248) 849-3000 SODIUM SERUM/PLASMA/WB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $9.52 | $17.00 | $1.01–$8.36 | 44% |
| Henry Ford Health St John Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 343-4000 SODIUM SERUM/PLASMA/WB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $10.08 | $18.00 | $5.87–$7.45 | 44% |
| Ascension River District Hospital East China Township, MI · (810) 329-7111 SODIUM, SERUM/PLASMA/WB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $14.76 | $26.36 | $5.87–$7.45 | 44% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI SODIUM REF+1 more line at this price File of May 8, 2026 · source file | $15.00 | $15.00 | $4.24–$4.71 | — |
| McLaren Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 338-5000 Sodium Level POC+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $15.75 | $31.50 | $2.63–$19.25 | 50% |
| McLaren Macomb Mount Clemens, MI · (586) 493-8000 Sodium Level+1 more line at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $16.75 | $33.50 | $2.63–$15.34 | 50% |
| McLaren Lapeer Region Lapeer, MI · (810) 667-5500 Sodium Level POC+2 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $17.65 | $35.30 | $2.63–$7.51 | 50% |
| Beaumont Hospital - Taylor Taylor, MI · (313) 295-5000 Hc Sodium File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.00 | $20.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital, Troy Troy, MI · (248) 964-8800 Hc Sodium File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.00 | $20.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Wayne Hospital Wayne, MI · (734) 467-4175 Hc Sodium File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.00 | $20.00 | — | — |
| Beaumont Hospital - Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe, MI · (313) 473-1000 Hc Sodium File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.00 | $20.00 | — | — |
| Corewell Health Trenton Hospital Trenton, MI · (734) 671-3800 Hc Sodium File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $20.00 | $20.00 | — | — |
| St Mary Mercy Livonia Livonia, MI · (734) 655-4800 HC Sodium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $20.80 | $32.00 | $1.70–$32.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Livingston Hospital Brighton, MI · (517) 545-6000 HC Sodium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $20.80 | $32.00 | $1.70–$32.00 | 35% |
| St Joseph Mercy Oakland Pontiac, MI · (248) 858-3000 HC Sodium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $20.80 | $32.00 | $1.70–$32.00 | 35% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SODIUM - LYTES+5 more lines at this price File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $23.25 | $46.50 | $2.63–$34.88 | 50% |
| Henry Ford Health Warren Hospital Warren, MI · (586) 573-5000 SODIUM, SERUM/PLASMA/WB File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $38.08 | $68.00 | $5.87–$7.45 | 44% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 POC SODIUM File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $44.35 | $88.70 | $2.63–$66.53 | 50% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SODIUM BLOOD File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $48.50 | $97.00 | $2.63–$72.75 | 50% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 BMP LYTES SODIUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $49.50 | $66.00 | $4.81–$16.13 | 25% |
| Karmanos Cancer Center Detroit, MI · (800) 576-6266 SODIUM File of Dec 31, 2025 · source file | $52.45 | $104.90 | $2.63–$78.68 | 50% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SODIUM BLOOD File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $54.00 | $72.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 SODIUM BLOOD File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $69.00 | $92.00 | — | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 POC SODIUM+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $81.00 | $108.00 | $4.81–$16.13 | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SODIUM BLOOD+1 more line at this price File of Sep 2, 2026 · source file | $85.50 | $114.00 | $4.81–$16.13 | 25% |
| Harper University Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-6211 SODIUM+1 more line at this price File of Aug 20, 2026 · source file | $94.50 | $126.00 | $4.81–$16.13 | 25% |
| VHS Detroit Receiving Hospital Detroit, MI · (313) 745-2941 SODIUM File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $94.50 | $126.00 | — | 25% |
| VHS Childrens Hospital of Michigan Detroit, MI · (313) 745-5437 SODIUM File of Apr 6, 2026 · source file | $96.00 | $128.00 | — | 25% |
| Surgeons Choice Medical Center Southfield, MI SODIUM (EPOC) File of May 8, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $120.00 | $4.24–$4.71 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $8.40, median $20.00, highest $69.00 — a 8.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 29 facilities here, median $20.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 15 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.