AST liver test cost in Kansas
In Kansas, 80 hospitals publish a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $5.00 to $564.00, with a median of $35.85. The lowest price is at Providence Medical Center (Kansas City) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 112.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $35.85, is 8% below the US median of $39.09.
- That is 6.9× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($5.18).
- Kansas ranks 22nd of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 24 of 80 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 84450. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 10, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$5.00Providence Medical Center + 1 more
Median$35.85half of hospitals charge less
Highest$564.00in Kansas
Lowest saves$30.85vs the median
Hospitals in Kansas, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) | $5.00 | $42.96 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth · Kansas City, MO-KS Hc Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot) | $5.00 | $42.96 | Mar 17, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Via Christi Hospital Manhattan Manhattan · Manhattan, KS AST-SGOT | $6.00 | $15.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Coffey County Hospital Burlington · Burlington, KS AST | $6.90 | $23.00 | Nov 6, 2024 source file |
| Wamego Health Center Wamego · Manhattan, KS NASH FIBROSUREAST | $9.60 | $24.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Surgery & Recovery Center Wichita · Wichita, KS AST, SGOT | $9.95 | $10.00 | Mar 25, 2025 source file |
| Susan B Allen Memorial Hospital El Dorado · Wichita, KS LIVER ENZYME (SGOT), LEVEL | $11.70 | $18.00 | May 27, 2025 source file |
| County of Logan Oakley · Oakley, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $12.00 | $60.00 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Ellinwood District Hospital Ellinwood · Great Bend, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $12.75 | $15.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Ashland Health Center Ashland · Ashland, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $12.80 | $16.00 | Oct 21, 2026 source file |
| Holton Community Hospital Holton · Topeka, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $14.55 | $19.40 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Trego County Lemke Memorial Hospital Wakeeney · Wakeeney, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $15.30 | $18.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Satanta District Hospital, Clinics, & Ltcu Satanta · Satanta, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $16.20 | $18.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Hospital District #1 of Rice County Lyons · Lyons, KS AST-(SGOT) | $17.33 | $23.10 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Health Oberlin · Oberlin, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $19.46 | $21.62 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Hutchinson · Hutchinson, KS Aspartate aminotransferase | $19.63 | $30.20 | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| HaysMed Hays · Hays, KS TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $19.80 | $60.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Rooks County Health Center Plainville · Plainville, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $20.06 | $26.75 | Nov 6, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS ASPARTATE AMINPTRANSFERAS | $20.73 | $34.55 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Russell Regional Hospital Russell · Russell, KS SGOT | $21.25 | $25.00 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Minneola District Hospital Nbr 2 Minneola · Dodge City, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $22.40 | $32.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Sheridan County Hospital Hoxie · Hoxie, KS RL AST (SGOT) | $25.00 | $25.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Greeley County Health Services Tribune · Tribune, KS AST/SGOT RL | $25.90 | $37.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Morton County Hospital Elkhart · Elkhart, KS Aspartate Aminotransferase | $26.00 | $29.00 | — source file |
| Smith County Memorial Hospital Smith Center · Smith Center, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $26.00 | $26.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Grisell Memorial Hospital Ransom · Ransom, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $26.09 | $27.46 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Kingman Healthcare Center Kingman · Kingman, KS SGOT | $27.00 | $54.00 | Jul 29, 2026 source file |
| The University of Kansas Health System- St. Francis Campus Topeka · Topeka, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $27.33 | $91.09 | Feb 12, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital KS Moundridge · McPherson, KS Aspartate Aminotransferase | $27.63 | $32.50 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Pawnee Valley Community Hospital Larned · Larned, KS LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $28.00 | $70.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Nemaha Valley Community Hospital Seneca · Seneca, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $28.80 | $32.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS SGOT (AST) CMH | $29.28 | $61.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Pittsburg Pittsburg · Pittsburg, KS Ast Sgot | $31.85 | $49.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Graham County Hospital Hill City · Hill City, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $32.00 | $32.00 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| Meade District Hospital Meade · Meade, KS AST | $32.00 | $32.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Lawrence Memorial Hospital Lawrence · Lawrence, KS AST (Aspartate Transaminase) | $32.25 | $129.00 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Phillips County Hospital Phillipsburg · Phillipsburg, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $32.30 | $38.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| South Central Kansas Regional Medical Center Arkansas City · Arkansas City-Winfield, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $33.33 | $33.33 | Jun 1, 2026 source file |
| Neosho Memorial Regional Medical Center Chanute · Chanute, KS AST BF | $33.52 | $44.69 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Norton County Hospital Norton · Norton, KS Aspartate aminotransferase | $35.70 | $51.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilson County Hospital Neodesha · Neodesha, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $36.00 | $48.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Columbus Columbus · Joplin, MO-KS Ast Sgot | $37.05 | $57.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Jewell County Hospital Mankato · Mankato, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $37.13 | $49.50 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa County Memorial Hospital Greensburg · Greensburg, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $37.40 | $44.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Medicine Lodge Memorial Hospital Medicine Lodge · Medicine Lodge, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $37.61 | $37.61 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Kansas Spine & Specialty Hospital Wichita · Wichita, KS TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $38.41 | $59.09 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Lindsborg Community Hospital Lindsborg · McPherson, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $38.64 | $55.20 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Salina Regional Health Center Salina · Salina, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $38.64 | $55.20 | Aug 14, 2026 source file |
| Stafford County Hospital Stafford · Stafford, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $39.52 | $39.52 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Kiowa District Hospital Kiowa · Kiowa, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $40.00 | $50.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Hodgeman County Health Center Jetmore · Jetmore, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $40.80 | $51.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Osborne County Memorial Hospital Osborne · Osborne, KS Aspartate Aminotransferase | $42.00 | $49.00 | — source file |
| Greenwood County Hospital Eureka · Eureka, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $44.00 | $55.00 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Comanche County Hospital Coldwater · Coldwater, KS AST/SGOT | $44.25 | $59.00 | Sep 3, 2026 source file |
| Morris County Hospital Council Grove · Council Grove, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $44.40 | $74.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Clara Barton Hospital Hoisington · Great Bend, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $44.80 | $64.00 | Sep 26, 2026 source file |
| Ottawa County Health Center Minneapolis · Salina, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $46.00 | $46.00 | Aug 5, 2026 source file |
| Fredonia Regional Hospital Fredonia · Fredonia, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $46.82 | $46.82 | Aug 4, 2026 source file |
| Clay County Medical Center Clay Center · Clay Center, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $47.51 | $47.51 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| Hamilton County Hospital Syracuse · Syracuse, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $49.96 | $49.96 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Cheyenne County Hospital Saint Francis · Saint Francis, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $50.36 | $50.36 | Oct 27, 2026 source file |
| McPherson Hospital McPherson · McPherson, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $52.54 | $71.00 | Oct 26, 2026 source file |
| Labette County Medical Center Parsons · Parsons, KS SGOT | $54.29 | $77.55 | Jun 28, 2026 source file |
| Memorial Hospital Abilene · Abilene, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $55.20 | $55.20 | Aug 13, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Fort Scott Fort Scott · Fort Scott, KS AST (SGOT) | $55.86 | $139.65 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lincoln County Hospital Lincoln · Lincoln, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $56.93 | $63.25 | Oct 23, 2026 source file |
| Amberwell Atchison Association Atchison · Atchison, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $57.00 | $57.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Hiawatha Community Hospital Utah Hiawatha · Utah Hiawatha, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $57.00 | $57.00 | Aug 18, 2026 source file |
| Stanton County Hospital Johnson · Johnson, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $60.00 | $60.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| Sedan City Hospital Sedan · Sedan, KS AST / SGOT | $61.88 | $82.50 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Stevens County Hospital Hugoton · Hugoton, KS Liver enzyme (SGOT), level | $65.00 | $65.00 | Sep 30, 2026 source file |
| Edwards County Hospital and Healthcare Center Kinsley · Kinsley, KS ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST/SGOT) RL | $72.00 | $90.00 | Feb 23, 2026 source file |
| Southwest medical center Liberal · Liberal, KS Chemistry Tests | $81.60 | $102.00 | Jul 22, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Ottawa Ottawa · Ottawa, KS HC AST - LIVER FIBROSIS CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS FIBROMETER PANEL - ARUP | $146.48 | $146.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission · Kansas City, MO-KS HC NON ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE PANEL - AST | $146.48 | $146.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS HC AST - LIVER FIBROSIS CHRONIC VIRAL HEPATITIS FIBROMETER PANEL - ARUP | $146.48 | $146.48 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park · Kansas City, MO-KS AST (SGOT) | $325.63 | $325.63 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe · Kansas City, MO-KS AST (SGOT) | $332.31 | $332.31 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Medical Center Andover · Wichita, KS AST (SGOT) | $564.00 | $564.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Wesley Woodlawn Wichita · Wichita, KS AST (SGOT) | $564.00 | $564.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
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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.
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By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 7 | $5.00 | $146.48 |
| Wichita, KS | 6 | $9.95 | $29.57 |
| McPherson, KS | 3 | $27.63 | $38.64 |
| Great Bend, KS | 2 | $12.75 | $28.78 |
| Manhattan, KS | 2 | $6.00 | $7.80 |
| Salina, KS | 2 | $38.64 | $42.32 |
| Topeka, KS | 2 | $14.55 | $20.94 |
| Abilene, KS | 1 | $55.20 | $55.20 |
| Ashland, KS | 1 | $12.80 | $12.80 |
| Arkansas City-Winfield, KS | 1 | $33.33 | $33.33 |
| Atchison, KS | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Burlington, KS | 1 | $6.90 | $6.90 |
| Chanute, KS | 1 | $33.52 | $33.52 |
| Clay Center, KS | 1 | $47.51 | $47.51 |
| Coldwater, KS | 1 | $44.25 | $44.25 |
| Council Grove, KS | 1 | $44.40 | $44.40 |
| Dodge City, KS | 1 | $22.40 | $22.40 |
| Elkhart, KS | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Eureka, KS | 1 | $44.00 | $44.00 |
| Fort Scott, KS | 1 | $55.86 | $55.86 |
| Fredonia, KS | 1 | $46.82 | $46.82 |
| Greensburg, KS | 1 | $37.40 | $37.40 |
| Hill City, KS | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Hoxie, KS | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Hugoton, KS | 1 | $65.00 | $65.00 |
| Hays, KS | 1 | $19.80 | $19.80 |
| Hutchinson, KS | 1 | $19.63 | $19.63 |
| Jetmore, KS | 1 | $40.80 | $40.80 |
| Johnson, KS | 1 | $60.00 | $60.00 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 1 | $37.05 | $37.05 |
| Kingman, KS | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Kinsley, KS | 1 | $72.00 | $72.00 |
| Kiowa, KS | 1 | $40.00 | $40.00 |
| Larned, KS | 1 | $28.00 | $28.00 |
| Lincoln, KS | 1 | $56.93 | $56.93 |
| Lyons, KS | 1 | $17.33 | $17.33 |
| Lawrence, KS | 1 | $32.25 | $32.25 |
| Liberal, KS | 1 | $81.60 | $81.60 |
| Mankato, KS | 1 | $37.13 | $37.13 |
| Meade, KS | 1 | $32.00 | $32.00 |
| Medicine Lodge, KS | 1 | $37.61 | $37.61 |
| Neodesha, KS | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Norton, KS | 1 | $35.70 | $35.70 |
| Oakley, KS | 1 | $12.00 | $12.00 |
| Oberlin, KS | 1 | $19.46 | $19.46 |
| Osborne, KS | 1 | $42.00 | $42.00 |
| Ottawa, KS | 1 | $146.48 | $146.48 |
| Parsons, KS | 1 | $54.29 | $54.29 |
| Phillipsburg, KS | 1 | $32.30 | $32.30 |
| Plainville, KS | 1 | $20.06 | $20.06 |
| Pittsburg, KS | 1 | $31.85 | $31.85 |
| Ransom, KS | 1 | $26.09 | $26.09 |
| Russell, KS | 1 | $21.25 | $21.25 |
| Saint Francis, KS | 1 | $50.36 | $50.36 |
| Satanta, KS | 1 | $16.20 | $16.20 |
| Sedan, KS | 1 | $61.88 | $61.88 |
| Seneca, KS | 1 | $28.80 | $28.80 |
| Smith Center, KS | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Stafford, KS | 1 | $39.52 | $39.52 |
| Syracuse, KS | 1 | $49.96 | $49.96 |
| Tribune, KS | 1 | $25.90 | $25.90 |
| Utah Hiawatha, KS | 1 | $57.00 | $57.00 |
| Wakeeney, KS | 1 | $15.30 | $15.30 |
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
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AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test in other states
- Alabama$34.05
- Alaska$53.00
- Arizona$26.80
- Arkansas$18.52
- California$45.36
- Colorado$59.92
- Connecticut$27.85
- Delaware$84.00
- District of Columbia$58.73, 3 hospitals
- Florida$54.60
- Georgia$31.20
- Hawaii$50.05
- Idaho$36.90
- Illinois$55.00
- Indiana$29.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kentucky$62.25
- Louisiana$19.54
- Maine$32.60
- Maryland$5.75
- Massachusetts$35.00
- Michigan$22.00
- Minnesota$50.01
- Mississippi$27.30
- Missouri$46.63
- Montana$50.35
- Nebraska$61.42
- Nevada$60.90
- New Hampshire$52.68
- New Jersey$5.96
- New Mexico$61.39
- New York$24.00
- North Carolina$45.50
- North Dakota$41.40
- Ohio$25.20
- Oklahoma$37.49
- Oregon$28.50
- Pennsylvania$36.20
- Puerto Rico$19.15
- Rhode Island$34.00
- South Carolina$44.40
- South Dakota$74.50
- Tennessee$26.70
- Texas$51.70
- Utah$120.30
- Vermont$63.00
- Virginia$49.70
- Washington$42.40
- West Virginia$30.50
- Wisconsin$47.45
- Wyoming$24.51
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.