Uric acid test cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $16.25 to $100.80, with a median of $36.11. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Hospital St Louis and 2 other hospitals — $19.86 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $27.00 at 29 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 Apr 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital St Louis lowest Saint Louis, MO Uric Acid Blood | $16.25 | $25.00 | $4.07–$10.17 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington lowest Washington, MO Uric Acid Blood | $16.25 | $25.00 | $4.07–$7.64 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson lowest Festus, MO Uric Acid Blood | $16.25 | $25.00 | $4.07–$10.17 | 35% | — source file |
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 Uric Acid | $18.08 | $22.59 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 URIC ACID, BLOOD | $26.60 | $44.34 | $44.34 | 40% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $35.50 | $35.50 | $2.48–$7.76 | — | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC URIC ACID | $36.72 | $51.00 | $3.80–$51.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Uric Acid Blood | $59.15 | $91.00 | $4.07–$10.17 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Uric Acid Blood | $65.65 | $101.00 | $4.52–$6.40 | 35% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC URIC ACID | $82.08 | $114.00 | $8.84–$114.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC URIC ACID | $87.84 | $122.00 | $3.99–$122.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 HC URIC ACID | $100.80 | $140.00 | $3.80–$140.00 | 28% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $16.25, median $36.11, highest $100.80 — a 6.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $59.40. 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 5 of 11 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.