Lab tests CPT 84550 Outpatient

Uric acid test cost in Greenville, SC

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Uric acid blood test: from $37.20 to $88.20, with a median of $62.70. The lowest listed price is at Shriners Childrens - Greenville — $25.50 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $88.00 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 — and —.

Lowest$37.20Shriners Childrens - Greenville
Median$62.70half pay less
Highest$88.20in this market
Difference2.4×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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $37.20Highest $88.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Shriners Childrens - Greenville lowest Greenville, SC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID $37.20 $37.20 $4.52–$27.95 — —
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St Francis Hospital INC Greenville, SC HC Assay of Blood/Uric Acid $88.20 $147.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital INC Greenville, SC HC Assay of Blood/Uric Acid $88.20 $147.00 — 40% —
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Outpatient: lowest $37.20, median $62.70, highest $88.20 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $88.20. 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 the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.