AST liver test cost in El Paso, TX
In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $4.80 to $7.22, with a median of $6.88. The lowest listed price is at El Paso Children's Hospital — $2.08 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $45.00 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 84450, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
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 | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 GOT(AST)-ED | $4.80 | $24.00 | $5.05–$19.20 | 80% | — source file |
| El Paso Children's Hospital lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 GOT (AST) | $4.80 | $24.00 | $5.05–$19.20 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CLIN CHEM AST/SGOT | $6.88 | $34.40 | $1.86–$36.92 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH CHEM AST/SGOT | $6.88 | $34.40 | $1.86–$37.80 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LWS AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$22.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LES AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$26.32 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$30.38 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CLIN CHEM AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$34.98 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CHEM AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$51.23 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 YSL AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$31.97 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 NE AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$43.46 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LWS AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$22.58 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LES AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$26.32 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$30.38 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CLIN CHEM AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$34.98 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CHEM AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$51.23 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX YSL AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$31.97 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX NE AST/SGOT | $7.22 | $36.12 | $1.86–$43.46 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 LEN AST/GOT POC | $10.25 | $51.24 | $1.86–$128.14 | 80% | — source file |
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX LEN AST/GOT POC | $10.25 | $51.24 | $1.86–$128.14 | 80% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.80, median $6.88, highest $7.22 — a 1.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $6.88. 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 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
AST is an enzyme found in the liver, muscles and heart. It is measured together with ALT to look for liver injury, and the ratio between them gives clues to the cause.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84450 ($36.78). 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.
| University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TXAST/SGOT | $3.02 | file |
| University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TXAST/SGOT | $3.02 | file |