Lab tests CPT 84550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Uric acid test cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $8.45 to $22.79, with a median of $22.79. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $14.34 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $22.50 at 39 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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$8.45Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$22.79half pay less
Highest$22.79in this market
Difference2.7×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 Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $8.45Highest $91.49

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 CHG ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID $8.45 $13.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG URIC ACID $22.79 $43.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG URIC ACID $22.79 $43.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC URIC ACID $91.49 $140.75 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $8.45, median $22.79, highest $22.79 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $22.79 — 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.