Lab tests CPT 84450 Outpatient

AST liver test cost in Springfield, OH

In Springfield, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $35.60 to $40.80, with a median of $38.20. The lowest listed price is at Beavercreek Medical Center — $2.60 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $23.70 at 98 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$35.60Beavercreek Medical Center
Median$38.20half pay less
Highest$40.80in this market
Difference1.1×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 Springfield, OH.

median
Lowest $35.60Highest $40.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Beavercreek Medical Center lowest Beaver Creek, OH Hc Sgot/Glutamate Oxalacetic Tran $35.60 $89.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Community Mercy Health Partners Springfield, OH HC Transferase Aspartate Amino Ast Sgot $40.80 $68.00 — 40% —
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Community Mercy Health Partners Springfield, OH HC So Sgot (Ast) $40.80 $68.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $35.60, median $38.20, highest $40.80 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $38.20. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.