Uric acid test cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Uric acid blood test: from $60.85 to $333.00, with a median of $67.93. The lowest listed price is at Atrium Health Hospitals Inc and 7 other hospitals — $7.08 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $60.85 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 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 Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 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 Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc lowest Wadesboro, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$115.62 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc lowest Lincolnton, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$115.62 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority lowest Monroe, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$115.62 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority lowest Concord, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$115.62 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$109.53 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $23.12–$121.70 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$111.96 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center lowest Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$109.53 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$111.96 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority lowest Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$118.05 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation lowest Belmont, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$111.96 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority lowest Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $60.85 | $121.70 | $4.61–$111.96 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB URIC ACID BLOOD | $75.00 | $150.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC CHG URIC ACID BLOOD | $80.00 | $80.00 | $2.46–$76.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG URIC ACID BLOOD | $80.00 | $80.00 | $2.46–$76.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG URIC ACID BLOOD | $80.00 | $80.00 | $2.46–$76.00 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Uric Acid Blood | $106.65 | $395.00 | $136.28 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Uric Acid Blood | $106.65 | $395.00 | $136.28 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC HC URIC ACID BLOOD | $106.65 | $395.00 | $34.68–$256.75 | 73% | — source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Rock Hill, SC URIC ACID BLOOD | $177.75 | $237.00 | $1.00–$237.00 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. Fort Mill, SC URIC ACID BLOOD | $177.75 | $237.00 | $1.00–$237.00 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB URIC ACID BLOOD | $333.00 | $666.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $60.85, median $67.93, highest $333.00 — a 5.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $67.93. 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 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.