Lab tests CPT 84550 Outpatient

Uric acid test cost in Massena, NY

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Uric acid blood test: from $42.34 to $59.96, with a median of $55.68. The lowest listed price is at Massena Hospital Inc — $13.34 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $23.52 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$42.34Massena Hospital Inc
Median$55.68half pay less
Highest$59.96in this market
Difference1.4×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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median
Lowest $42.34Highest $59.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Massena Hospital Inc lowest Massena, NY HC URIC ACID_ BLOOD $42.34 $65.14 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY HC URIC ACID_ BLOOD $55.68 $85.66 — 35% —
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY HC URIC ACID_ BLOOD $59.96 $92.25 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $42.34, median $55.68, highest $59.96 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $55.68. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.