Potassium test cost in New York
In New York, 110 hospitals publish a cash price for potassium blood test: from $4.76 to $273.24, with a median of $21.59. The lowest price is at Bellevue Hospital Center (New York) and 11 other hospitals. The highest price is 57.4× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 84132. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 2, 2026. See them on a map
Hospitals in New York, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellevue Hospital Center lowest New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM; PLASMA | $4.76 | $19.26 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Elmhurst Hospital Center lowest Broadway Elmhurst · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM; FLUID | $4.76 | $16.05 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Harlem Hospital Center lowest New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM RBC | $4.76 | $19.26 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Jacobi Medical Center lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD, STOOL | $4.76 | $19.26 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Kings County Hospital Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD, STOOL | $4.76 | $19.26 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln Medical & Mental Health Center lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM, WHOLE BLOOD | $4.76 | $19.26 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center lowest New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM; FLUID | $4.76 | $16.05 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| North Central Bronx Hospital lowest Bronx · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM; FLUID | $4.76 | $19.26 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| Queens Hospital Center lowest Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD, STOOL | $4.76 | $19.26 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| South Brooklyn Health lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM; SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $4.76 | $19.26 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph's Hospital, Yonkers lowest Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Assay of serum potassium | $4.76 | — | Jul 13, 2026 source file |
| Woodhull Medical & Mental Health Center lowest Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM; PLASMA | $4.76 | $19.26 | Sep 5, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Mineola · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $5.71 | $32.33 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $5.71 | $32.33 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone Hospital - Suffolk Patchogue · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $5.71 | $32.33 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Orthopedic Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $5.71 | $32.33 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| NYU Langone – Tisch Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $5.71 | $32.33 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Geneva General Hospital Geneva · Rochester, NY POTASSIUM | $5.72 | $14.28 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Soldiers and Sailors Hospital Penn Yan · Penn Yan, NY POTASSIUM | $5.72 | $14.28 | Aug 27, 2026 source file |
| Wyoming County Warsaw · Warsaw, NY BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $8.33 | $11.90 | — source file |
| Cayuga Medical Center at Ithaca Ithaca · Ithaca, NY HC Assay of Serum Potassium - Potassium | $9.66 | $48.30 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Chautauqua Jamestown · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY POTASSIUM RBC | $10.80 | $18.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Assay of Serum Potassium - Potassium | $11.00 | $11.00 | — source file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Assay of Serum Potassium - Potassium | $11.00 | $11.00 | — source file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY HC Assay of Serum Potassium - Potassium | $11.00 | $11.00 | — source file |
| Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville · Rochester, NY Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $12.00 | — | — source file |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $12.78 | $18.26 | — source file |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center Flushing · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $14.00 | $14.00 | — source file |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center Jamaica · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $14.00 | $14.00 | — source file |
| Orleans Community Health Medina · Rochester, NY POTASSIUM SERUM MMH | $14.00 | $35.00 | — source file |
| New York Community Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ POTASSIUM | $14.57 | $14.57 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua · Rochester, NY Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $15.00 | — | — source file |
| Wynn Hospital Utica · Utica-Rome, NY HC Istat Potassium | $15.00 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hosp of Wm F & Gertrude F Jones A/K/A Jones Memorial Hosp Wellsville · Wellsville, NY Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $16.00 | — | — source file |
| Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs · Rochester, NY HC POTASSIUM_ SERUM_ PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $16.65 | $25.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark · Rochester, NY HC POTASSIUM_ SERUM_ PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $16.65 | $25.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rochester General Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HC POTASSIUM_ SERUM_ PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $16.65 | $25.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| United Memorial Medical Center Batavia · Batavia, NY HC POTASSIUM_ SERUM_ PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $16.65 | $25.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Aurelia Osborn Fox Memorial Society Oneonta · Oneonta, NY HC Potassium Serum | $16.70 | $61.85 | — source file |
| Cobleskill Regional Hospital Cobleskill · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Potassium Serum | $16.70 | $61.85 | — source file |
| Little Falls Hospital Little Falls · Utica-Rome, NY HC Potassium Serum | $16.70 | $61.85 | — source file |
| Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital Cooperstown · Oneonta, NY HC Potassium Serum | $16.70 | $61.85 | — source file |
| OConnor Hospital Delhi · Delhi, NY HC Potassium Serum | $16.70 | $61.85 | — source file |
| Chsli St Joseph Hospital Bethpage · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POCT POTASSIUM SERUM,PLASMA OR WHL BLD-CTLAB*C | $16.98 | $171.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center West Islip · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $16.98 | $171.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Medical Center Rockville Centre · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $16.98 | $171.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center Smithtown · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $16.98 | $171.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Charles Hospital and Rehabilitation Center Port Jefferson · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $16.98 | $171.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Roslyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC POTASSIUM SERUM, PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $16.98 | $171.00 | Feb 19, 2026 source file |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $17.85 | $21.00 | Oct 1, 2026 source file |
| Schuyler Hospital Montour Falls · Montour Falls, NY HC Assay of Serum Potassium - Potassium | $17.85 | $89.25 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Middletown · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Hc Potassium - Blood | $18.00 | $72.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Nassau University Medical Center East Meadow · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ Chem Se Potass | $19.06 | $27.22 | Oct 28, 2025 source file |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY POTASSIUM | $19.58 | $45.08 | Aug 25, 2026 source file |
| The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester · Rochester, NY HC POTASSIUM_ SERUM_ PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $20.49 | $25.61 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Arnot Ogden Medical Center Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Assay of Serum Potassium - Potassium | $22.69 | $113.45 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Ira Davenport Memorial Hospital Bath · Corning, NY HC Assay of Serum Potassium - Potassium | $22.69 | $113.45 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital Campus Elmira · Elmira, NY HC Assay of Serum Potassium - Potassium | $22.69 | $113.45 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Maimonides Medical Center Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ POTASSIUM SERUM | $23.00 | $23.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St. James Hospital Hornell · Corning, NY Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $23.00 | — | — source file |
| Westfield Memorial Hospital Westfield · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY HC POTASS SRM/PLAS/WHOLE BLOOD | $24.96 | $32.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Garnet Health Medical Center Catskills Harris · Monticello, NY HC POTASSIUM - BLOOD | $25.16 | $136.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highland Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $25.50 | — | — source file |
| Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester · Rochester, NY HB Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood | $25.50 | — | — source file |
| Oswego Hospital Lakeview Center for Mental Health and Wellness Oswego · Syracuse, NY BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $25.79 | $34.39 | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse · Syracuse, NY HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $26.00 | $40.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Auburn Community Hospital Auburn · Auburn, NY POTASSIUM BODY FLUID | $26.10 | $58.01 | — source file |
| Brooks Memorial Hospital Dunkirk · Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY Assay, Serum Potassium | $29.00 | $29.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cuba Memorial Hospital Cuba · Cuba, NY Assay, Serum Potassium | $29.00 | $29.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Crouse Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, NY 84132 POTASSIUM SERUM PLASMA/WHOLE BLOOD_02 | $31.00 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Slhs Massena Massena · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC POTASSIUM_ SERUM_ PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $32.79 | $50.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Corning Hospital Corning · Corning, NY Assay of Serum Potassium | $42.56 | $53.20 | — source file |
| Clifton-Fine Healthcare Star Lake · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY POTASSIUM SERUM | $44.02 | $44.02 | — source file |
| St Johns Episcopal Hospital Far Rockaway · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $46.75 | $46.75 | — source file |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Potassium Whole Blood | $48.00 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Behavioral Health Center New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Blood Potassium Art POCT | $49.50 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Blood Potassium Ven POCT | $49.50 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Morningside New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Blood Potassium Cap POCT | $49.50 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Sinai Queens Long Island · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Blood Potassium | $49.50 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Mount Sinai Hospital New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Blood Potassium POCT | $49.50 | $55.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo · Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY Noncdm Charge Record | $50.33 | $50.33 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC POTASSIUM_ SERUM_ PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $51.28 | $78.90 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Guthrie Cortland Medical Center Cortland · Cortland, NY Assay of Serum Potassium | $56.40 | $70.50 | — source file |
| Mid Hudson Regional Hospital Poughkeepsie · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $59.00 | $59.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Westchester Medical Center Valhalla · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $59.00 | $59.00 | Jul 28, 2026 source file |
| Montefiore Mount Vernon Hospital Mount Vernon · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $59.15 | $91.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur · Massena-Ogdensburg, NY HC POTASSIUM_ SERUM_ PLASMA OR WHOLE BLOOD | $61.57 | $94.72 | — source file |
| Samaritan Hospital Troy · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $64.35 | $99.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Peters Hospital Albany · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $64.35 | $99.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Sunnyview Rehab Hospital Schenectady · Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $64.35 | $99.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Bon Secours Community Hospital Port Jervis · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Potassium Level | $76.00 | $76.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Suffern · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 84132 -Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $76.00 | $76.00 | Jun 29, 2026 source file |
| St Anthony Community Hospital Warwick · Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY Potassium Level | $76.00 | $76.00 | Jun 30, 2026 source file |
| St Johns Riverside Hospital Park Care Pavillion Yonkers · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $78.20 | $92.00 | — source file |
| University Hospital of Brooklyn Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ 84132 - ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $85.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Alice Hyde Medical Center Malone · Malone, NY HC - POTASSIUM | $86.00 | $86.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| HealthAlliance Hospital Kingston · Kingston, NY ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $87.00 | $87.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Margaretville Memorial Hospital Margaretville · Margaretville, NY ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $87.00 | $87.00 | Jun 24, 2026 source file |
| Stony Brook Southampton Hospital Southampton · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $89.00 | $89.00 | — source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Potassium Bld, Serum or Plasma | $96.00 | $96.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases West Harrison · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ HC Potassium Bld, Serum or Plasma | $96.00 | $96.00 | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center Plattsburgh · Plattsburgh, NY HC - POTASSIUM | $99.00 | $99.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Brooklyn Hospital Center at Downtown Campus Brooklyn · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $107.15 | $107.15 | — source file |
| Stony Brook University Hospital Stony Brook · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $112.00 | $112.00 | — source file |
| Samaritan Medical Center Watertown · Watertown-Fort Drum, NY ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $114.00 | $114.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Nathan Littauer Hospital Gloversville · Gloversville, NY POTASSIUM | $136.66 | $170.83 | — source file |
| Elizabethtown Community Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NY HC - POTASSIUM | $137.00 | $137.00 | Apr 28, 2026 source file |
| Community Memorial Hospital Hamilton · Syracuse, NY 84132 Potassium Serum Plasma/Whole Blood_02 | $143.28 | $179.10 | — source file |
| Rome Memorial Hospital Rome · Utica-Rome, NY *rbc potassium | $205.48 | $509.00 | Aug 11, 2026 source file |
| New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai New York · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ISTAT LAB-POTASSIUM,SERUM | $273.24 | $303.60 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | 45 | $4.76 | $16.98 |
| Rochester, NY | 10 | $5.72 | $16.65 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | 8 | $11.00 | $15.32 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 4 | $16.70 | $64.35 |
| Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | 4 | $18.00 | $67.50 |
| Massena-Ogdensburg, NY | 4 | $32.79 | $47.65 |
| Syracuse, NY | 4 | $25.79 | $28.50 |
| Corning, NY | 3 | $22.69 | $23.00 |
| Jamestown-Dunkirk, NY | 3 | $10.80 | $24.96 |
| Utica-Rome, NY | 3 | $15.00 | $16.70 |
| Elmira, NY | 2 | $22.69 | $22.69 |
| Oneonta, NY | 2 | $16.70 | $16.70 |
| Auburn, NY | 1 | $26.10 | $26.10 |
| Batavia, NY | 1 | $16.65 | $16.65 |
| Cuba, NY | 1 | $29.00 | $29.00 |
| Cortland, NY | 1 | $56.40 | $56.40 |
| Delhi, NY | 1 | $16.70 | $16.70 |
| Elizabethtown, NY | 1 | $137.00 | $137.00 |
| Gloversville, NY | 1 | $136.66 | $136.66 |
| Ithaca, NY | 1 | $9.66 | $9.66 |
| Kingston, NY | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Malone, NY | 1 | $86.00 | $86.00 |
| Margaretville, NY | 1 | $87.00 | $87.00 |
| Montour Falls, NY | 1 | $17.85 | $17.85 |
| Monticello, NY | 1 | $25.16 | $25.16 |
| Penn Yan, NY | 1 | $5.72 | $5.72 |
| Plattsburgh, NY | 1 | $99.00 | $99.00 |
| Warsaw, NY | 1 | $8.33 | $8.33 |
| Wellsville, NY | 1 | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | 1 | $114.00 | $114.00 |
What it is
A potassium test measures the level of potassium in the blood. Doctors check it for people on diuretics or blood pressure drugs, with kidney disease, an irregular heartbeat, or vomiting and diarrhea.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Potassium blood test in other states
- Alabama$26.10
- Alaska$61.50
- Arizona$29.95
- Arkansas$19.43
- California$73.10
- Colorado$69.88
- Connecticut$26.08
- Delaware$60.74
- District of Columbia$63.56
- Florida$64.75
- Georgia$32.80
- Hawaii$47.60
- Idaho$35.70
- Illinois$44.80
- Indiana$28.50
- Iowa$34.00
- Kansas$32.76
- Kentucky$46.40
- Louisiana$16.47
- Maine$25.08
- Maryland$11.58
- Massachusetts$31.00
- Michigan$22.53
- Minnesota$44.90
- Mississippi$27.00
- Missouri$41.32
- Montana$40.80
- Nebraska$46.91
- Nevada$62.00
- New Hampshire$47.59
- New Jersey$5.90
- New Mexico$63.41
- North Carolina$39.30
- North Dakota$41.22
- Ohio$23.35
- Oklahoma$32.55
- Oregon$21.75
- Pennsylvania$33.10
- Puerto Rico$15.00
- Rhode Island$29.50
- South Carolina$41.74
- South Dakota$54.90
- Tennessee$26.13
- Texas$65.23
- Utah$110.70
- Vermont$41.58
- Virginia$39.00
- Washington$40.15
- West Virginia$25.25
- Wisconsin$29.04
- Wyoming$22.80
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.