Lab tests CPT 84550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Uric acid test cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $17.50 to $55.30, with a median of $44.80. The lowest listed price is at Providence Mount Carmel Hospital — $27.30 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $33.60 at 33 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$17.50Providence Mount Carmel Hospital
Median$44.80half pay less
Highest$55.30in this market
Difference3.2×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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

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Lowest $17.50Highest $100.10

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $17.50 $25.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID $17.50 $25.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital lowest Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $17.50 $25.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID $44.80 $64.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $45.50 $65.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $45.50 $65.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID $46.62 $66.60 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $53.55 $76.50 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $53.55 $76.50 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID $55.30 $79.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $60.20 $86.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $60.20 $86.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID $93.80 $134.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID CDM $100.10 $143.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID LAB $100.10 $143.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $17.50, median $44.80, highest $55.30 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $32.55 — 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.