AST liver test cost in Portland, OR
In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 16 hospitals list a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $10.28 to $53.95, with a median of $21.25. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center — $10.97 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $28.50 at 49 hospitals.
- The median here, $21.25, is 46% below the US median of $39.09.
- That is 4.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- 1 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 9 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 Mar 18, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.
Lowest$10.28Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center
Median$21.25half of hospitals charge less
Highest$53.95in this market
Difference5.2×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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
median
Lowest $10.28Highest $55.90
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE FIBROMETER 84450 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $10.28 | $15.81 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC NASH FIBROSURE(R) PLUS PART 2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.25 | $25.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC NASH FIBROSURE(R) PLUS PART 2+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.25 | $25.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC NASH FIBROSURE(R) PLUS PART 2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.25 | $25.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC NASH FIBROSURE(R) PLUS PART 2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.25 | $25.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC NASH FIBROSURE(R) PLUS PART 2 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.25 | $25.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE FIBROMETER 84450 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.90 | $26.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE FIBROMETER 84450+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.90 | $26.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE FIBROMETER 84450 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.90 | $26.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE FIBROMETER 84450 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $16.90 | $26.00 | — | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 AST File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $18.20 | $28.00 | $4.14–$28.00 | 35% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 AST File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $18.20 | $28.00 | $4.04–$28.00 | 35% |
| Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center Clackamas, OR · (503) 652-2880 TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.25 | $25.00 | $6.00–$20.54 | 15% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Westside Hillsboro, OR · (971) 310-0100 TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $21.25 | $25.00 | $6.00–$20.54 | 15% |
| Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.75 | $49.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC SGOT / AST+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.75 | $49.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.75 | $49.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC SGOT (AST)+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.75 | $49.00 | — | 25% |
| Providence St Vincent Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 216-1234 HC SGOT / AST+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $36.75 | $49.00 | — | 25% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.35 | $59.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.35 | $59.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.35 | $59.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC AST SGOT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.35 | $59.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC AST SGOT File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.35 | $59.00 | — | 35% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland, OR · (503) 494-9000 Transferase, Ast (Liver Fibrosis) File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $43.55 | $67.00 | $4.14–$67.00 | 35% |
| Hillsboro Medical Center Hillsboro, OR · (503) 681-1111 Transferase, Ast (Liver Fibrosis) File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file | $43.55 | $67.00 | $4.04–$67.00 | 35% |
| Shriners Childrens - Portland Portland, OR · (541) 241-5090 TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $47.10 | $47.10 | $4.14–$18.13 | — |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $53.95 | $83.00 | $2.07–$16.81 | 35% |
| PeaceHealth Southwest Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 256-2000 TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) File of Mar 20, 2026 · source file | $55.25 | $85.00 | $2.07–$16.81 | 35% |
| Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC LIVER FIBROSIS NAFLD (ECHOSENS) PART 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC LIVER FIBROSIS NAFLD (ECHOSENS) PART 1+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC LIVER FIBROSIS NAFLD (ECHOSENS) PART 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC LIVER FIBROSIS NAFLD (ECHOSENS) PART 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
| Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC LIVER FIBROSIS NAFLD (ECHOSENS) PART 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $55.90 | $86.00 | — | 35% |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $10.28, median $21.25, highest $53.95 — a 5.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $21.25. 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 2 of 6 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.
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