ALT liver test cost in Jamestown, NY
In Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ALT (alanine aminotransferase) liver enzyme test: from $18.00 to $28.08, with a median of $23.04. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Chautauqua — $5.04 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $22.50 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84460, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 14, 2026 and Apr 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY SGPT/ALT | $18.00 | $30.00 | $5.30–$27.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY ALT P8027 | $18.00 | $30.00 | $5.30–$27.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY ALANINE AMINO P3896 | $18.00 | $30.00 | $5.30–$27.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY ALANINE AMINO P9445 | $18.00 | $30.00 | $5.30–$27.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY ALANINE AMINO(ALT)(SGPT) P3356 | $18.00 | $30.00 | $5.30–$27.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua lowest Jamestown, NY SGPT/ALT P5140 | $18.00 | $30.00 | $5.30–$27.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital INC Westfield, NY HC ALT (SGPT) | $28.08 | $36.00 | — | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital INC Westfield, NY HC ALT (SGPT) | $28.08 | $36.00 | $3.50–$14.70 | 22% | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $18.00, median $23.04, highest $28.08 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $23.04. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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
ALT is a liver enzyme. A high level in the blood is a sign of liver cell injury from causes such as fatty liver, hepatitis, alcohol or medicines.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84460 ($36.75). 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.
| Westfield Memorial Hospital INC Westfield, NYCHG TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $3.52 | file |