Uric acid test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $4.00 to $206.00, with a median of $24.80. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital and 1 other hospital — $20.80 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $30.30 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 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 Mar 24, 2026 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood | $4.00 | $117.00 | $3.62–$93.60 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood | $4.00 | $146.25 | $3.62–$141.86 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood | $4.00 | $146.25 | $3.62–$141.86 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ URIC ACID | $15.30 | $15.30 | $2.81–$20.77 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 URIC ACID | $15.30 | $15.30 | $2.81–$20.77 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ URIC ACID | $15.30 | $15.30 | $2.58–$20.77 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ URIC ACID | $15.30 | $15.30 | $2.81–$20.77 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Uric Acid Serum | $18.70 | $187.00 | $4.34–$55.66 | 90% | — source file |
| West Jersey Hospital Voorhees, NJ · (856) 247-3000 HC Uric Acid Serum | $18.70 | $187.00 | $4.34–$55.66 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJ · (609) 835-2900 HC Uric Acid Serum | $18.70 | $187.00 | $4.34–$55.66 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJ · (856) 886-5373 HC Uric Acid Serum | $18.70 | $187.00 | $4.34–$55.66 | 90% | — source file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJ · (609) 267-0700 HC Uric Acid Serum | $18.70 | $187.00 | $4.34–$55.66 | 90% | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Uric Acid Serum | $24.80 | $62.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Uric Acid Serum | $24.80 | $62.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Uric Acid Serum | $24.80 | $62.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Uric Acid Serum | $24.80 | $62.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Uric Acid Serum | $24.80 | $62.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $40.00 | $40.00 | $2.32–$8.24 | — | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Uric Acid Blood | $50.70 | $78.00 | $4.52–$74.10 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Global Maps Urine-Baylor #13 | $52.72 | $52.72 | $8.42–$47.45 | — | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Uric Acid Blood | $55.25 | $85.00 | $4.51–$85.00 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Uric Acid Blood | $62.40 | $96.00 | $4.52–$473.55 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Global Maps Plasma-Baylor#12 | $69.83 | $69.83 | $8.42–$62.85 | — | — source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Uric Acid Blood | $85.80 | $132.00 | $4.43–$126.72 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Uric Acid | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Uric Acid | $206.00 | $206.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 Uric Acid-Serum | $257.78 | $257.78 | $8.42–$232.00 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $4.00, median $24.80, highest $206.00 — a 51.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 14 facilities here, median $24.80. 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 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.