Lab tests CPT 84550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Uric acid test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $16.85 to $36.60, with a median of $36.60. The lowest listed price is at Brown University Health Morton Hospital — $19.75 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $36.60 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 84550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$16.85Brown University Health Morton Hospital
Median$36.60half pay less
Highest$36.60in this market
Difference2.2×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $16.85Highest $36.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Brown University Health Morton Hospital lowest Taunton, MA · (508) 828-7000 HC URIC ACID $16.85 $16.85 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital Fall River, MA · (508) 674-5600 HC URIC ACID $21.89 $21.89 — — —
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Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI · (401) 432-1000 HC URIC ACID $36.60 $36.60 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 793-2500 HC URIC ACID $36.60 $36.60 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI · (401) 846-6400 HC URIC ACID $36.60 $36.60 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI · (401) 444-4000 HC URIC ACID $36.60 $36.60 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $16.85, median $36.60, highest $36.60 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $36.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.