Uric acid test cost in Phoenix, AZ
In Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ, 17 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $4.37 to $268.00, with a median of $268.00. The lowest listed price is at Banner Goldfield Medical Center — $263.63 less than the median here. Across Arizona, the median is $70.52 at 38 hospitals.
- The median here, $268.00, is 496% above the US median of $45.00.
- That is 59.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.52).
- 9 of 17 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 8 cities for code 84550, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 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 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banner Goldfield Medical Center lowest Apache Junction, AZ · (480) 733-3300 LAB ACID URIC BLOOD File of Sep 23, 2026 · source file | $4.37 | $23.00 | $4.52–$19.58 | 81% |
| Banner Ocotillo Medical Center Chandler, AZ · (480) 256-7000 LAB ACID URIC BLOOD File of Sep 24, 2026 · source file | $4.51 | $23.00 | $4.52–$21.22 | 80% |
| Valleywise Health Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 344-5011 HC URIC ACID BLOOD File of Jun 28, 2026 · source file | $5.20 | $110.00 | $2.94–$12.64 | 95% |
| Phoenix Children's Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (602) 933-1000 URIC ACID BLOOD File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $10.25 | $119.00 | $47.60–$95.20 | 91% |
| Dignity Health - Arizona General Hospital Phoenix, AZ · (623) 584-5100 URIC ACID BLOOD File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $31.88 | $171.00 | $4.52–$139.71 | 81% |
| Dignity Health Arizona General Hospital Mesa, AZ · (480) 410-4500 URIC ACID BLOOD File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $38.68 | $171.00 | $4.52–$139.71 | 77% |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZ · (480) 728-8000 UC URIC ACID BLOOD ER File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $73.83 | $286.00 | $4.52–$220.22 | 74% |
| St Josephs Hospital and Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 406-8225 URIC ACID BLOOD File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $89.43 | $238.00 | $1.90–$188.02 | 62% |
| HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (602) 943-2381 Hc Uric Acid; Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.00 | $268.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Four Peaks Medical Center Mesa, AZ · (480) 358-6100 Hc Uric Acid; Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.00 | $268.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 882-4004 Hc Uric Acid; Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.00 | $268.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Sonoran Crossing Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (480) 882-4327 Hc Uric Acid; Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.00 | $268.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Florence Medical Center Florence, AZ Hc Uric Acid; Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.00 | $268.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Tempe Medical Center Tempe, AZ · (602) 251-8156 Hc Uric Acid; Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.00 | $268.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Shea Medical Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 323-3000 Hc Uric Acid; Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.00 | $268.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Scottsdale Thompson Peak Med Center Scottsdale, AZ · (480) 324-7001 Hc Uric Acid; Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.00 | $268.00 | — | — |
| HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center Phoenix, AZ · (623) 879-6100 Hc Uric Acid; Blood File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $268.00 | $268.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $4.37, median $268.00, highest $268.00 — a 61.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $268.00. 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 8 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 uric acid test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: Uric acid test explained.
12 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84550 ($43.57). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Banner Heart Hospital Mesa, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $1.93 | file |
| Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Gilbert, AZURIC ACID BLOOD | $2.34 | file |
| Banner Casa Grande Medical Center Casa Grande, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $2.60 | file |
| Banner Baywood Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $2.92 | file |
| Banner Desert Medical Center Mesa, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $3.45 | file |
| Banner Boswell Medical Center Sun City, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $3.47 | file |
| Banner Del E Webb Medical Center Sun City West, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $3.54 | file |
| Banner Estrella Medical Center Phoenix, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $3.63 | file |
| Banner Thunderbird Medical Center Glendale, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $3.63 | file |
| Banner University Medical Center Phoenix Phoenix, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $3.68 | file |
| Banner Gateway Medical Center Gilbert, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $3.82 | file |
| Banner Ironwood Medical Center Queen Creek, AZLAB ACID URIC BLOOD | $3.98 | file |