Lab tests CPT 84550 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Uric acid test cost in Hazard, KY — inpatient

In Hazard, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for uric acid blood test as an inpatient: from $57.00 to $57.00, with a median of $57.00. Across Kentucky, the median is $56.96 at 58 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84550, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$57.00Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center
Median$57.00half pay less
Highest$57.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Hazard, KY.

median
Lowest $57.00Highest $66.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center lowest Hazard, KY · (606) 439-1331 URIC ACID BLOOD AMB $57.00 $95.00 $3.84–$85.50 40% —
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Hazard Arh Regional Medical Center Hazard, KY · (606) 439-1331 URIC ACID BLOOD $66.00 $110.00 $3.84–$99.00 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $57.00, median $57.00, highest $57.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $57.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.