Lab tests CPT 84450 Pennsylvania Outpatient

AST liver test cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $5.00 to $467.28, with a median of $36.30. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 93.5× 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$5.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more

Median$36.30half pay less

Highest$467.28in Pennsylvania

Lowest saves$31.30vs 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 Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot)	$5.00	$163.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Transferase Aspartate Amino (Ast) (Sgot)	$5.00	$96.25	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84450 TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) Tech	$5.83	$34.00	— source file
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84450 TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) Tech	$8.12	$34.00	— source file
St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Aspartate aminotransferase.	$8.84	$34.00	— source file
UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA AST	$9.27	$13.25	— source file
UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA AST	$9.27	$13.25	— source file
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 84450 TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) Tech	$9.86	$34.00	— source file
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84450 TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) Tech	$10.70	$34.00	— source file
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL	$11.00	$22.00	— source file
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA SC AST (SQ)	$11.26	$34.00	— source file
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA SGOT (AST)	$11.52	$32.00	Mar 2, 2026 source file
Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Sgot (Ast)	$13.20	$33.00	— source file
Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Sgot (Ast)	$13.20	$33.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Sgot (Ast)	$13.20	$33.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Sgot (Ast)	$13.20	$33.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Sgot (Ast)	$13.20	$33.00	— source file
Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Liver Enzyme (Sgot), Level	$21.60	$27.00	— source file
Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Liver Enzyme (Sgot), Level	$21.60	$27.00	— source file
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Liver Enzyme (Sgot), Level	$21.60	$27.00	— source file
Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Liver Enzyme (Sgot), Level	$21.60	$27.00	— source file
Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Liver Enzyme (Sgot), Level	$21.60	$27.00	— source file
WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Liver Enzyme (Sgot), Level	$21.60	$27.00	— source file
UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA TRANSFERASE (AST)(SGOT) P3356	$22.20	$37.00	— source file
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC SGOT(AST)	$25.80	$43.00	— source file
UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC SGOT(AST)	$25.80	$43.00	— source file
UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC SGOT(AST)	$25.80	$43.00	— source file
UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC SGOT(AST)	$25.80	$43.00	— source file
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC SGOT(AST)	$25.80	$43.00	— source file
UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC SGOT(AST)	$25.80	$43.00	— source file
UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA SGOT/AST	$33.00	$55.00	— source file
UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA TRANSFERASE (AST)(SGOT) P3356	$36.00	$60.00	— source file
Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA AST	$36.60	$61.00	— source file
Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA SGOT	$36.60	$61.00	— source file
UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA SGOT/AST	$39.60	$66.00	— source file
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA SGOT/AST	$39.60	$66.00	— source file
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA TRANSFERASE (AST)(SGOT) P3356	$39.60	$66.00	— source file
UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA SGOT	$40.80	$68.00	— source file
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SGOT/AST	$43.80	$73.00	— source file
Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT)	$45.70	$45.70	— source file
UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA AST	$46.20	$77.00	— source file
Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Liver Enzyme (Sgot), Level	$55.00	$68.75	— source file
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Ast/Sgot	$55.25	$85.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Aspartate Aminotransferase	$61.00	$61.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Aspartate Aminotransferase	$61.00	$61.00	Aug 1, 2025 source file
Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Aspartate Aminotransferase	$61.00	$61.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Aspartate Aminotransferase	$61.00	$61.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Aspartate Aminotransferase	$61.00	$61.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Ast/Sgot	$62.40	$96.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA TRANSFERASE P9445	$62.40	$104.00	— source file
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA SGOT	$65.36	$81.70	— source file
UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SGOT/AST	$67.20	$112.00	Mar 6, 2026 source file
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC POCT Ast/Sgot	$71.50	$110.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA SGOT	$72.40	$90.50	— source file
UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA AST P8027	$76.20	$127.00	— source file
UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA TRANSFERASE P9445	$77.40	$129.00	— source file
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC SGOT/AST P5140	$80.40	$134.00	— source file
UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA AST P8027	$86.40	$144.00	— source file
UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA SGOT/AST P5140	$93.00	$155.00	— source file
UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA AST P8027	$102.60	$171.00	— source file
UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC AST/SGOT	$138.60	$231.00	— source file
Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA SGOT	$143.94	$179.92	— source file
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SGOT (AST)	$238.80	$398.00	Mar 6, 2026 source file
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Ast-Sgot-Transaminase	$467.28	$467.28	— source file

By metro area

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

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Pittsburgh, PA	13	$9.27	$67.20
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	12	$5.00	$13.20
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	6	$5.83	$10.98
Lancaster, PA	3	$9.86	$21.60
Sayre, PA	3	$65.36	$72.40
York-Hanover, PA	3	$21.60	$25.80
Altoona, PA	2	$61.00	$69.20
Chambersburg, PA	2	$21.60	$21.60
Williamsport, PA	2	$39.60	$39.60
Brookville, PA	1	$61.00	$61.00
Bradford, PA	1	$46.20	$46.20
Coudersport, PA	1	$40.80	$40.80
DuBois, PA	1	$61.00	$61.00
Everett, PA	1	$33.00	$33.00
Erie, PA	1	$102.60	$102.60
Gettysburg, PA	1	$21.60	$21.60
Hermitage, PA	1	$62.40	$62.40
Huntingdon, PA	1	$61.00	$61.00
Lebanon, PA	1	$21.60	$21.60
Lewisburg, PA	1	$55.00	$55.00
Oil City, PA	1	$36.00	$36.00
Punxsutawney, PA	1	$11.52	$11.52
Reading, PA	1	$8.84	$8.84
Somerset, PA	1	$25.80	$25.80
St. Marys, PA	1	$61.00	$61.00
Waynesburg, PA	1	$9.27	$9.27
Wellsboro, PA	1	$39.60	$39.60

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.