Lab tests CPT 84450 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

AST liver test cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test as an inpatient: from $4.40 to $143.57, with a median of $4.40. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $34.95 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 84450, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$4.40Orlando Health + 3 more
Median$4.40half pay less
Highest$143.57in this market
Difference32.6×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

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Lowest $4.40Highest $193.83

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) - Ast (Sgot) $4.40 $11.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) - Ast (Sgot) $4.40 $11.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) - Ast (Sgot) $4.40 $11.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) - Ast (Sgot) $4.40 $11.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Ast-(Nash)-Exc $24.00 $60.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Ast-(Nash)-Exc $24.00 $60.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Ast-(Nash)-Exc $24.00 $60.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Ast-(Nash)-Exc $24.00 $60.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC AST (SGOT) SERUM/PLASMA $34.00 $34.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC LIVER FIBROSIS PANEL - AST $34.00 $34.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE PANEL - AST $34.00 $34.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC AST - LIVER FIBROSIS CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS FIBROMETER PANEL - ARUP $64.00 $64.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST)- LIVER FIBROSIS FIBROMETER NAFLD - ARUP $109.00 $109.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE PANEL - AST $143.57 $143.57 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC AST - LIVER FIBROSIS CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS FIBROMETER PANEL - ARUP $143.57 $143.57 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC LIVER FIBROSIS PANEL - AST $143.57 $143.57 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST)- LIVER FIBROSIS FIBROMETER NAFLD - ARUP $143.57 $143.57 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC AST (SGOT) SERUM/PLASMA $193.83 $193.83 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $4.40, median $4.40, highest $143.57 — a 32.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $12.38 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.