Uric acid test cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 18 hospitals list a cash price for Uric acid blood test: from $21.20 to $57.50, with a median of $52.07. The lowest listed price is at Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. and 3 other hospitals — $30.87 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $46.64 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 11 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. lowest Milwaukee, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $21.20 | $40.00 | $4.75–$21.25 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital, Inc. lowest Franklin, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $21.20 | $40.00 | $4.75–$21.25 | 47% | — source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Inc lowest Franklin, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $21.20 | $40.00 | $4.75–$21.25 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital, Inc. lowest Milwaukee, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $21.20 | $40.00 | $4.75–$21.25 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's, Inc. Glendale, WI URIC ACID BLOOD | $31.27 | $59.00 | $4.38–$11.02 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI HBC URIC ACID BLOOD | $44.55 | $81.00 | $56.70–$76.95 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI HBC URIC ACID BLOOD | $44.55 | $81.00 | $56.70–$76.95 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc. Milwaukee, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $46.64 | $88.00 | $4.75–$20.64 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. Mequon, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $46.64 | $88.00 | $4.75–$20.64 | 47% | — source file |
| Sacred Heart Rehabilitation Institute, Inc. Mequon, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $46.64 | $88.00 | $4.75–$20.64 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee, Inc. Mequon, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $46.64 | $88.00 | $4.75–$20.64 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee, Inc. Mequon, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $46.64 | $88.00 | $4.75–$20.64 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee, Inc. Milwaukee, WI HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $46.64 | $88.00 | $4.75–$20.64 | 47% | — source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI URIC ACID SERUM | $57.50 | $115.00 | $3.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI URIC ACID SERUM | $57.50 | $115.00 | $3.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc Milwaukee, WI URIC ACID SERUM | $57.50 | $115.00 | $3.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI URIC ACID SERUM | $57.50 | $115.00 | $3.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc Milwaukee, WI URIC ACID SERUM | $57.50 | $115.00 | $3.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Inc Cudahy, WI URIC ACID SERUM | $57.50 | $115.00 | $3.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI URIC ACID SERUM | $57.50 | $115.00 | $3.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital Wauwatosa, WI URIC ACID SERUM | $57.50 | $115.00 | $3.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI URIC ACID SERUM | $57.50 | $115.00 | $3.62–$97.75 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.20, median $52.07, highest $57.50 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $57.50. 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 14 of 18 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.