Lab tests CPT 84460 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

ALT liver test cost in Redding, CA — inpatient

In Redding, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for ALT (alanine aminotransferase) liver enzyme test as an inpatient: from $8.62 to $8.62, with a median of $8.62. Across California, the median is $43.12 at 170 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84460, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$8.62Dignity Health
Median$8.62half pay less
Highest$8.62in 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 Redding, CA.

median
Lowest $8.62Highest $138.92

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Dignity Health lowest Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-A-FIBRO V 2005661B $8.62 $17.00 $15.30–$16.66 49% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-A-FIBRO NAFL 2012521B $15.62 $30.80 $27.72–$30.19 49% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 RL-A-LABCORP ALT/SGPT $23.98 $47.29 $42.57–$46.35 49% Feb 28, 2026
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Dignity Health Redding, CA · (530) 225-6102 ALT/SGPT $138.92 $274.00 $246.60–$268.52 49% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.62, median $8.62, highest $8.62.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $6.81 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 and 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.

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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84460 ($42.52). 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.

Dignity Health Redding, CARL-SR-ALT/SGPT $2.69 file
Dignity Health Redding, CARL-A-ALT 20008 $3.59 file