Lab tests CPT 84450 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

AST liver test cost in Youngstown, OH — inpatient

In Youngstown-Warren, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test as an inpatient: from $21.60 to $21.60, with a median of $21.60. The lowest listed price is at Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Ohio, the median is $23.70 at 98 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84450, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$21.60Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital + 1 more
Median$21.60half pay less
Highest$21.60in this market
Difference1.0×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 Youngstown-Warren, OH.

median
Lowest $21.60Highest $71.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC So Sgot (Ast) $21.60 $36.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital lowest Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC So Sgot (Ast) $21.60 $36.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital lowest Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC So Sgot (Ast) $21.60 $36.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC So1 Sgot (Ast) $25.20 $42.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC So1 Sgot (Ast) $25.20 $42.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC So1 Sgot (Ast) $25.20 $42.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Joseph Warren Hospital Warren, OH · (330) 841-4016 HC Transferase Aspartate Amino Ast Sgot $71.40 $119.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Transferase Aspartate Amino Ast Sgot $71.40 $119.00 — 40% —
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Mh St Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital Youngstown, OH · (330) 480-3022 HC Transferase Aspartate Amino Ast Sgot $71.40 $119.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $21.60, median $21.60, highest $21.60.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $21.60 — 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.