ALT liver test cost in Rochester, NY
In Rochester, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for ALT (alanine aminotransferase) liver enzyme test: from $12.00 to $27.20, with a median of $19.18. The lowest listed price is at Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital — $7.18 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $22.50 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 84460, 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Rochester, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital lowest Dansville, NY HB Transferase Alanine Amino Alt Sgpt | $12.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY HB Transferase Alanine Amino Alt Sgpt | $16.00 | — | — | — | — source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY HC TRANSFERASE_ ALANINE AMINO _ALT_ _SGPT_ | $19.18 | $29.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY HC TRANSFERASE_ ALANINE AMINO _ALT_ _SGPT_ | $19.18 | $29.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY HC TRANSFERASE_ ALANINE AMINO _ALT_ _SGPT_ | $19.18 | $29.50 | — | 35% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY HC TRANSFERASE_ ALANINE AMINO _ALT_ _SGPT_ | $23.60 | $29.50 | — | 20% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY HB Transferase Alanine Amino Alt Sgpt | $27.20 | — | $4.72–$11.43 | — | — source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester, NY HB Transferase Alanine Amino Alt Sgpt | $27.20 | — | $4.72–$11.43 | — | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY CHG TRANSFERASE ALANINE AMINO ALT SGPT | $37.57 | $63.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $12.00, median $19.18, highest $27.20 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $19.18. 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 0 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.