Lab tests CPT 84460 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

ALT liver test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for ALT (alanine aminotransferase) liver enzyme test as an inpatient: from $19.75 to $32.00, with a median of $32.00. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $12.25 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $32.00 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 84460, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$19.75Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$32.00half pay less
Highest$32.00in this market
Difference1.6×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $19.75Highest $32.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC ALT $19.75 $19.75 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC ALT $25.63 $25.63 — — —
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Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC ALT $32.00 $32.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC ALT $32.00 $32.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC ALT $32.00 $32.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC ALT $32.00 $32.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $19.75, median $32.00, highest $32.00 — a 1.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $32.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.