Sodium test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 27 hospitals list a cash price for sodium blood test: from $4.00 to $287.24, with a median of $15.20. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital and 1 other hospital — $11.20 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $33.60 at 96 hospitals.
Cash prices at 27 facilities across 22 cities for code 84295, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Assay Of Serum Sodium | $4.00 | $87.00 | $3.85–$69.60 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Assay Of Serum Sodium | $4.00 | $100.06 | $3.85–$97.06 | 96% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CSF Igg Synthesis Index Quest Comp 10 | $5.00 | $5.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 CSF Igg Synthesis Index Quest Comp 10 | $5.00 | $5.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Sodium Level | $5.20 | $52.00 | $4.62–$48.70 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Sodium Level | $5.20 | $52.00 | $4.62–$48.70 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Sodium Level | $5.20 | $52.00 | $4.62–$48.70 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Sodium Level | $5.20 | $52.00 | $4.62–$48.70 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Sodium Level | $5.20 | $52.00 | $4.62–$48.70 | 90% | — source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Fluid Sodium | $13.31 | $22.17 | $4.46–$7.22 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Sodium | $13.31 | $22.17 | $4.46–$7.22 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 SODIUM SERUM RESP | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.81–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ SODIUM SERUM RESP | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.81–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ Sodium POC | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.81–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 SODIUM SERUM | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.81–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Sodium POC | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.81–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ SODIUM SERUM | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.81–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ Sodium POC | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.49–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ SODIUM SERUM RESP | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.49–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 SODIUM SERUM RESP | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.81–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 SODIUM SERUM | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.81–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ SODIUM SERUM | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.49–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 Sodium POC | $14.79 | $14.79 | $2.81–$22.12 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Sodium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Sodium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Sodium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Sodium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Sodium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Sodium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $29.90 | $46.00 | $4.80–$46.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 SODIUM,SERUM | $41.24 | $41.24 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 ASSAY OF SERUM SODIUM | $42.40 | $42.40 | $2.32–$8.78 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Sodium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $50.70 | $78.00 | $4.81–$74.10 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Sodium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $50.70 | $78.00 | $4.81–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Sodium Whole Blood | $67.00 | $67.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Sodium Whole Blood | $67.00 | $67.00 | — | — | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Sodium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $70.20 | $108.00 | $4.71–$103.68 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB ASSAY OF SERUM SODIUM | $136.80 | $152.00 | $4.40–$125.89 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB ASSAY OF SERUM SODIUM | $136.80 | $152.00 | $3.43–$747.50 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Sodium Serum | $223.00 | $223.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Sodium Serum | $223.00 | $223.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Sodium (Body Fluid) | $287.24 | $287.24 | $8.78–$258.52 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Sodium- Epoc | $467.28 | $467.28 | $8.78–$420.55 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Sodium, Serum | $467.28 | $467.28 | $8.78–$420.55 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Sodium-Icu(Blood) | $467.28 | $467.28 | $8.78–$420.55 | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Sodium | $467.28 | $467.28 | $8.78–$420.55 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Sodium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $851.50 | — | $4.80–$25.35 | — | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $15.20, highest $287.24 — a 71.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $15.20. 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 16 of 20 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.