Lab tests CPT 84450 Connecticut Outpatient

AST liver test cost in Connecticut

In Connecticut, 16 hospitals publish a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $7.37 to $41.00, with a median of $22.91. The lowest price is at Day Kimball Healthcare (Putnam). The highest price is 5.6× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 84450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$7.37Day Kimball Healthcare

Median$22.91half pay less

Highest$41.00in Connecticut

Lowest saves$15.54vs the median

Hospitals in Connecticut, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
Day Kimball Healthcare lowest Putnam · Putnam, CT ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST)	$7.37	$19.35	Aug 1, 2026 source file
Connecticut Children's Hartford · Hartford, CT Ast (Sgot)	$12.88	$21.47	— source file
Saint Marys Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT HC Ast/Sgot	$15.40	$28.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Johnson Memorial Hospital Stafford Springs · Stafford Springs, CT HC Ast/Sgot	$19.25	$35.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Mount Sinai Rehabilitation Hospital, Inc Hartford · Hartford, CT HC Ast/Sgot	$19.25	$35.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center Hartford · Hartford, CT HC Ast/Sgot	$19.25	$35.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Silver Hill Hospital INC New Canaan · New Canaan, CT Liver enzyme (SGOT), level	$21.00	$21.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
State of Connecticut Farmington · Farmington, CT HC AST (RL)	$22.80	$38.00	Jul 1, 2026 source file
UConn Health, Waterbury Hospital Waterbury · Waterbury, CT Aspartate Aminotransferase	$23.01	$46.01	May 13, 2026 source file
Hartford Hospital Hartford · Hartford, CT HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT	$31.00	$31.00	— source file
Hospital of Central Connecticut at New Britain D/B/A the Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain · New Britain, CT HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT	$31.00	$31.00	— source file
The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital Torrington · Torrington, CT HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT	$31.00	$31.00	— source file
The William W Backus Hospital Norwich · Norwich, CT HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT	$31.00	$31.00	— source file
Windham Community Memorial Hospital INC Willimantic · Willimantic, CT HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT	$31.00	$31.00	— source file
Gaylord Hospital Inc Wallingford · Wallingford, CT AST	$38.64	$55.19	Apr 21, 2026 source file
Svmc Holdings INC D/B/A St VINCENT�S Medical Center Bridgeport · Bridgeport, CT HC TRANSFERASE ASPARTATE AMINO AST SGOT	$41.00	$41.00	— source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Hartford, CT	4	$12.88	$19.25
Waterbury, CT	2	$15.40	$19.20
Bridgeport, CT	1	$41.00	$41.00
Farmington, CT	1	$22.80	$22.80
New Britain, CT	1	$31.00	$31.00
New Canaan, CT	1	$21.00	$21.00
Norwich, CT	1	$31.00	$31.00
Putnam, CT	1	$7.37	$7.37
Stafford Springs, CT	1	$19.25	$19.25
Torrington, CT	1	$31.00	$31.00
Wallingford, CT	1	$38.64	$38.64
Willimantic, CT	1	$31.00	$31.00

What it is

AST is an enzyme found in the liver, muscles and heart. It is measured together with ALT to look for liver injury, and the ratio between them gives clues to the cause.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.

AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.