BNP test cost in Alaska
In Alaska, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker): from $195.00 to $762.00, with a median of $294.70. The lowest price is at St. Elias Specialty Hospital (Anchorage). The highest price is 3.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $294.70, is 98% above the US median of $148.90.
- That is 7.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($39.26).
- Alaska ranks 51st of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 4 of 16 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 83880. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 3, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$195.00St. Elias Specialty Hospital
Median$294.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$762.00in Alaska
Lowest saves$99.70vs the median
Hospitals in Alaska, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Elias Specialty Hospital lowest Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $195.00 | $250.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cordova Community Medical Center Cordova · Cordova, AK BNP | $228.00 | $456.00 | Mar 10, 2026 source file |
| Bartlett Regional Hospital Juneau · Juneau, AK Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | $241.40 | $284.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Providence Seward Hospital Seward · Seward, AK HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $261.30 | $335.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Norton Sound Health Nome · Nome, AK Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | $284.50 | $569.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mat-Su Valley Medical Center Palmer · Anchorage, AK B Type Natriuretic Peptide Prohormone | $285.60 | $952.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ketchikan Medial Center Ketchikan · Ketchikan, AK NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE (HEART AND BLOOD VESSEL PROTEIN) LEVEL | $291.20 | $448.00 | Mar 20, 2026 source file |
| Maniilaq Health Center Kotzebue · Kotzebue, AK Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | $293.00 | $293.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Kodiak · Kodiak, AK HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE LAB | $296.40 | $380.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Valdez Medical Center Valdez · Valdez, AK HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE | $311.22 | $399.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Providence Alaska Medical Center Anchorage · Anchorage, AK HC NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE LAB | $436.02 | $559.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Fairbanks Memorial Hospital Fairbanks · Fairbanks-College, AK Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | $436.88 | $459.87 | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| South Peninsula Hospital Homer · Homer, AK Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | $484.07 | $645.42 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Anchorage · Anchorage, AK Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | $725.00 | $725.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Alaska Regional Hospital Anchorage · Anchorage, AK PRO-BNP QT | $733.79 | $733.79 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Central Peninsula General Hospital Soldotna · Soldotna, AK Natriuretic peptide (heart and blood vessel protein) level | $762.00 | $762.00 | Aug 19, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anchorage, AK | 4 | $285.60 | $580.51 |
| Anchorage, AK | 1 | $195.00 | $195.00 |
| Cordova, AK | 1 | $228.00 | $228.00 |
| Fairbanks-College, AK | 1 | $436.88 | $436.88 |
| Homer, AK | 1 | $484.07 | $484.07 |
| Juneau, AK | 1 | $241.40 | $241.40 |
| Kodiak, AK | 1 | $296.40 | $296.40 |
| Kotzebue, AK | 1 | $293.00 | $293.00 |
| Ketchikan, AK | 1 | $291.20 | $291.20 |
| Nome, AK | 1 | $284.50 | $284.50 |
| Seward, AK | 1 | $261.30 | $261.30 |
| Soldotna, AK | 1 | $762.00 | $762.00 |
| Valdez, AK | 1 | $311.22 | $311.22 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What BNP test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: BNP test explained.
BNP or NT-proBNP blood test (heart failure marker) in other states
- Alabama$104.00
- Arizona$77.19
- Arkansas$63.95
- California$185.00
- Colorado$281.65
- Connecticut$149.41
- Delaware$255.50
- District of Columbia$317.32, 3 hospitals
- Florida$166.27
- Georgia$121.05
- Hawaii$252.70
- Idaho$175.50
- Illinois$188.80
- Indiana$170.25
- Iowa$155.35
- Kansas$129.25
- Kentucky$172.60
- Louisiana$66.66
- Maine$173.25
- Maryland$86.23
- Massachusetts$164.21
- Michigan$78.52
- Minnesota$162.43
- Mississippi$105.98
- Missouri$124.15
- Montana$226.69
- Nebraska$225.17
- Nevada$251.10
- New Hampshire$197.69
- New Jersey$45.15
- New Mexico$171.81
- New York$122.82
- North Carolina$114.00
- North Dakota$231.87
- Ohio$149.40
- Oklahoma$117.78
- Oregon$158.10
- Pennsylvania$199.20
- Puerto Rico$139.68
- Rhode Island$201.00
- South Carolina$183.89
- South Dakota$212.80
- Tennessee$89.21
- Texas$153.20
- Utah$270.47
- Vermont$252.00
- Virginia$194.40
- Washington$193.20
- West Virginia$120.00
- Wisconsin$142.59
- Wyoming$146.01
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.