Zinc test cost in Crestview, FL
In Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for zinc blood test: from $5.38 to $17.00, with a median of $11.19. The lowest listed price is at North Okaloosa Medical Center — $5.81 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $14.95 at 131 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84630, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 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 Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Okaloosa Medical Center lowest Crestview, FL · (850) 689-8100 Q945 ZN ICP/MS AS | $5.38 | $29.90 | $5.38–$29.90 | 82% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital Destin, FL ZINC URINE | $17.00 | $17.00 | $2.62–$17.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| HCA Florida Fort Walton-Destin Hospital Destin, FL ZINC BLOOD | $17.00 | $17.00 | $2.62–$17.00 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $5.38, median $11.19, highest $17.00 — a 3.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $8.07. 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 1 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 zinc test measures zinc in the blood. It is used when a deficiency is suspected, for example after weight-loss surgery or with long-term diarrhea.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84630 ($52.01). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital Defuniak Springs, FLZinc | $5.00 | file |
| HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital Defuniak Springs, FLZinc UNSCHEDULED | $5.00 | file |
| HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital Defuniak Springs, FLZINC BLOOD | $5.00 | file |