Uric acid test cost in Austin, TX
In Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX, 13 hospitals list a cash price for Uric acid blood test: from $35.51 to $85.95, with a median of $78.37. The lowest listed price is at Texas Children's Hospital - Austin — $42.86 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $70.34 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 10 cities for code 84550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 5, 2026 and Jun 13, 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 Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin lowest Austin, TX TC URIC ACID; BLOOD REFERENCE TEST BCM 4900 | $35.51 | $53.00 | $4.52–$50.35 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX URIC ACID | $45.63 | $126.75 | $3.80–$57.04 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Kyle, TX URIC ACID | $45.63 | $126.75 | $3.80–$57.04 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Smithville, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $47.43 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX URIC ACID | $55.44 | $154.00 | $3.80–$69.30 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Luling, TX URIC ACID | $55.44 | $154.00 | $3.80–$69.30 | 64% | — source file |
| Texas Children's Hospital - Austin Austin, TX TC URIC ACID - SERUM | $69.68 | $104.00 | $4.52–$98.80 | 33% | Mar 5, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Round Rock Round Rock, TX HC URIC ACID - BLOOD | $78.37 | $130.62 | $3.80–$117.56 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Taylor Taylor, TX HC URIC ACID - BLOOD | $78.37 | $130.62 | $6.62–$104.50 | 40% | Jun 12, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Buda Buda, TX HC URIC ACID - BLOOD | $78.37 | $130.62 | $3.80–$97.97 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX HC URIC ACID - BLOOD | $78.37 | $130.62 | $3.80–$117.56 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Austin Austin, TX HC URIC ACID - BLOOD | $78.37 | $130.62 | $3.80–$97.97 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Lakeway Lakeway, TX HC URIC ACID - BLOOD | $78.37 | $130.62 | $3.80–$117.56 | 40% | Jun 13, 2026 source file |
| Baylor Scott & White Emergency Medical Center - Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX HC URIC ACID - BLOOD | $78.37 | $130.62 | $4.75–$84.90 | 40% | Jun 3, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX URIC ACID, BLOOD | $85.95 | $238.75 | $3.80–$107.44 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Cedar Park Cedar Park, TX URIC ACID, BLOOD | $85.95 | $238.75 | $3.80–$107.44 | 64% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $92.23 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 30% | — source file |
| Ascension Seton Austin, TX URIC ACID | $92.23 | $131.75 | $3.80–$59.29 | 30% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $35.51, median $78.37, highest $85.95 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $78.37. 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 13 of 13 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
A uric acid test measures uric acid in the blood. It is used to diagnose and monitor gout, to look into kidney stones and to watch levels during some cancer treatments.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.