Potassium test cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 96 hospitals publish a cash price for potassium blood test: from $4.00 to $287.24, with a median of $33.10. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 71.8× 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 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$33.10half of hospitals charge less
Highest$287.24in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$29.10vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Assay Of Serum Potassium | $4.00 | $84.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Assay Of Serum Potassium | $4.00 | $100.06 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Advanced Surgical Hospital Washington · Pittsburgh, PA POTASSIUM | $4.76 | $15.00 | — source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84132 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM Tech | $5.32 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84132 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM Tech | $7.41 | $31.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Potassium Level. | $8.06 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 84132 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM Tech | $8.99 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA BLOOD POTASSIUM LEVEL | $9.00 | $18.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84132 ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM Tech | $9.76 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA SC POTASSIUM (SQ) | $10.27 | $31.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA POTASSIUM (SERUM) | $11.16 | $31.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA POTASSIUM SER PL WB | $12.96 | $54.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Potassium Plasma | $13.18 | $21.96 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA POTASSIUM | $13.20 | $44.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA POTASSIUM | $14.49 | $20.70 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA POTASSIUM | $14.49 | $20.70 | — source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Potassium - ONC | $14.76 | $41.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA VENOUS BLOOD GAS POTASSIUM | $15.00 | $25.00 | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Potassium Serum | $15.20 | $38.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA POTASSIUM SERUM | $16.20 | $27.00 | — source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA POTASSIUM SER PL WB | $17.55 | $65.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA POTASSIUM SER PL WB | $17.55 | $65.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Potassium; serum, plasma or whole blood | $17.60 | $44.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Warde Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $20.15 | $31.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC ISTAT CG8+ C | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC ISTAT CG8+ C | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC ISTAT CG8+ C | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC ISTAT CG8+ C | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC POTASSIUM | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC POTASSIUM | $24.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA POTASSIUM (ONLY) | $24.30 | $54.00 | — source file |
| Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $25.20 | $42.00 | — source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Blood Potassium Level | $25.60 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Blood Potassium Level | $25.60 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Blood Potassium Level | $25.60 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Blood Potassium Level | $25.60 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Blood Potassium Level | $25.60 | $32.00 | — source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Blood Potassium Level | $25.60 | $32.00 | — source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Blood Potassium Level | $25.60 | $32.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Warde Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $29.90 | $46.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC POTASS SRM/PLAS/WHOLE BLOOD | $30.34 | $41.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC POTASS SRM/PLAS/WHOLE BLOOD | $30.42 | $39.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA POTASSIUM RBC | $32.40 | $54.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA POTASSIUM SERUM | $33.00 | $55.00 | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Potassium/Whole Blood | $33.20 | $41.50 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA .DO NOT ORDER LX POTASSIUM SERUM | $33.60 | $56.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA POTASSIUM SERUM | $34.80 | $58.00 | — source file |
| Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA POTASSIUM | $35.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie · Erie, PA HC POTASS SRM/PLAS/WHOLE BLD POC | $35.26 | $43.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA POTASSIUM SERUM | $36.60 | $61.00 | — source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA POTASSIUM,SERUM OR PLASMA | $37.10 | $53.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA ISTAT POTASSIUM | $37.20 | $62.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC POTASSIUM POCT CC | $38.40 | $64.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA WHOLE BLOOD POTASSIUM | $39.60 | $66.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA BLOOD GAS POTASSIUM | $39.60 | $66.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA POTASSIUM SERUM | $39.60 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $40.60 | $40.60 | — source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA POTASSIUM SERUM | $40.80 | $68.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Potassium/Whole Blood | $41.80 | $52.25 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA POTASSIUM | $45.00 | $75.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA POTASSIUM SERUM | $46.20 | $77.00 | — source file |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA POTASSIUM SERUM | $46.75 | $55.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA POTASSIUM SERUM | $47.40 | $79.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC POTASSIUM - SERUM P0800 | $49.20 | $82.00 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Potassium Serum/Plasma/Whole Blood | $50.70 | $78.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Blood Potassium Level | $52.00 | $65.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Potassium Arterial | $56.00 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Potassium Arterial | $56.00 | $56.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA POTASSIUM ARTERIAL RESP | $56.00 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Potassium Level | $56.00 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Potassium Arterial | $56.00 | $56.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA POTASSIUM,SERUM | $58.00 | $58.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $59.44 | $59.44 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $61.80 | $103.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Potassium/Whole Blood | $61.94 | $77.42 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA POTASSIUM/RADIOMETER | $66.60 | $111.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA POTASSIUM ISTAT | $67.20 | $112.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $68.40 | $76.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $68.40 | $76.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $71.38 | $86.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $71.38 | $86.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $71.38 | $86.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $71.38 | $86.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $71.38 | $86.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $71.38 | $86.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $71.38 | $86.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $71.38 | $86.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Hampden Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Serum Potassium | $113.75 | $113.75 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $136.80 | $152.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB ASSAY OF SERUM POTASSIUM | $136.80 | $152.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA POTASSIUM POCT CC | $215.40 | $359.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Potassium-Body Fluid | $287.24 | $287.24 | — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 17 | $4.76 | $33.60 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 15 | $4.00 | $15.20 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $71.38 | $71.38 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 7 | $5.32 | $10.27 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 4 | $24.00 | $24.80 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $8.99 | $24.00 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $33.20 | $41.80 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $12.96 | $17.55 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $40.80 | $48.40 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $25.60 | $25.60 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $35.26 | $40.13 |
| Hermitage, PA | 2 | $32.40 | $45.92 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $68.40 | $68.40 |
| Somerset, PA | 2 | $24.00 | $35.38 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $39.60 | $39.60 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $36.60 | $36.60 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $71.38 | $71.38 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $25.60 | $25.60 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $37.10 | $37.10 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $14.76 | $14.76 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $17.60 | $17.60 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $25.60 | $25.60 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $52.00 | $52.00 |
| Montrose, PA | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Oil City, PA | 1 | $34.80 | $34.80 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $11.16 | $11.16 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $8.06 | $8.06 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $56.00 | $56.00 |
| State College, PA | 1 | $24.30 | $24.30 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $14.49 | $14.49 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $37.20 | $37.20 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $58.00 | $58.00 |
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 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$73.26
- Colorado$69.75
- Connecticut$23.15
- Delaware$60.74
- District of Columbia$63.56
- Florida$63.18
- 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$47.81
- Nevada$62.00
- New Hampshire$47.59
- New Jersey$5.90
- New Mexico$63.41
- New York$21.59
- North Carolina$39.30
- North Dakota$41.22
- Ohio$23.35
- Oklahoma$32.55
- Oregon$21.75
- 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$23.20
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.