Sodium test cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test as an inpatient: from $4.16 to $4.40, with a median of $4.37. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital — $0.21 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $62.12 at 277 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 84295, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 27, 2026 and Mar 16, 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 El Paso, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX SH CLIN_CHEM SODIUM SERUM+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $4.16 | $20.80 | $1.73–$841.62 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN SODIUM SERUM+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $4.37 | $21.84 | $1.73–$841.62 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM SODIUM SER/PLAS/WB+7 more lines at this price File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $4.37 | $21.84 | $1.73–$841.62 | 80% |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 SODIUM SERUM+2 more lines at this price File of Jan 27, 2026 · source file | $4.40 | $22.00 | $4.69–$17.60 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH ARTERIAL SODIUM File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $5.63 | $28.16 | $1.73–$841.62 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LES SODIUM BLOOD+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $8.48 | $42.42 | $1.73–$841.62 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN SODIUM BLOOD+1 more line at this price File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $8.48 | $42.42 | $1.73–$841.62 | 80% |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ARTERIAL SODIUM File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $8.87 | $44.35 | $1.73–$841.62 | 80% |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX ARTERIAL SODIUM File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $8.87 | $44.35 | $1.73–$841.62 | 80% |
| El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 RESP SODIUM File of Jan 27, 2026 · source file | $9.40 | $47.00 | $4.69–$37.60 | 80% |
Inpatient: lowest $4.16, median $4.37, highest $4.40 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $4.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.