Lab tests CPT 84550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Uric acid test cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $16.35 to $20.13, with a median of $16.35. The lowest listed price is at Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $23.52 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 84550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$16.35Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic + 2 more
Median$16.35half pay less
Highest$20.13in this market
Difference1.2×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $16.35Highest $20.13

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic lowest Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC URIC ACID_ BLOOD $16.35 $25.16 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Rochester General Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC URIC ACID_ BLOOD $16.35 $25.16 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital lowest Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC URIC ACID_ BLOOD $16.35 $25.16 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC URIC ACID_ BLOOD $20.13 $25.16 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $16.35, median $16.35, highest $20.13 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $16.35 — 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.