Lab tests CPT 84550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Uric acid test cost in Green Bay, WI — inpatient

In Green Bay, WI, 5 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $12.96 to $57.50, with a median of $31.02. The lowest listed price is at Bellin Memorial Health Inc — $18.06 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $46.64 at 81 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 cities for code 84550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Jun 27, 2026.

Lowest$12.96Bellin Memorial Health Inc
Median$31.02half pay less
Highest$57.50in this market
Difference4.4×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 Green Bay, WI.

median
Lowest $12.96Highest $67.32

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bellin Memorial Health Inc lowest Green Bay, WI URIC ACID; BLOOD $12.96 $28.00 $13.86–$25.20 54% Jun 27, 2026
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Inc Oconto Falls, WI HC URIC ACID $31.02 $47.00 $4.52–$47.00 34% —
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St Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Green Bay, WI HC URIC ACID $31.02 $47.00 $4.52–$47.00 34% —
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St Marys Hospital Medical Center of Green Bay INC Hospital Sisters Green Bay, WI HC URIC ACID $31.02 $47.00 $4.52–$47.00 34% —
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Aurora BayCare Medical Center Green Bay, WI URIC ACID SERUM $57.50 $115.00 $69.00–$97.75 50% Nov 21, 2025
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St Clare Memorial Hospital Inc Oconto Falls, WI HC URIC ACID-PRV 72 HR $67.32 $102.00 $4.52–$102.00 34% —
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Inpatient: lowest $12.96, median $31.02, highest $57.50 — a 4.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $31.02 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 5 of 5 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.