AST liver test cost in West Virginia
In West Virginia, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for AST (aspartate aminotransferase) enzyme test: from $9.60 to $129.00, with a median of $34.00. The lowest price is at Grant Memorial Hospital (Petersburg). The highest price is 13.4× 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$9.60Grant Memorial Hospital
Median$34.00half pay less
Highest$129.00in West Virginia
Lowest saves$24.40vs the median
Hospitals in West Virginia, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Memorial Hospital lowest Petersburg · Petersburg, WV LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $9.60 | $12.00 | — source file |
| Potomac Valley Hospital of WV Keyser · Cumberland, MD-WV TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $15.00 | $30.00 | — source file |
| West Virginia University Hospitals Morgantown · Morgantown, WV LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $18.50 | $37.00 | — source file |
| Summersville Regional Medical Center Summersville · Summersville, WV LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $24.00 | $48.00 | — source file |
| Braxton County Memorial Hospital Gassaway · Gassaway, WV TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $25.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| St. Joseph's Hospital of Buckhannon Buckhannon · Buckhannon, WV LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $25.00 | $50.00 | — source file |
| Princeton Community Hospital Assn Princeton · Bluefield, WV-VA LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $25.50 | $51.00 | — source file |
| Wheeling Hospital Wheeling · Wheeling, WV-OH LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $28.50 | $57.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital Parkersburg · Parkersburg-Vienna, WV LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $30.50 | $61.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Herbert J Thomas Memorial Hospital Association South Charleston · Charleston, WV LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $34.00 | $68.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Community Health Association Ripley · Ripley, WV LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $35.00 | $70.00 | — source file |
| United Hospital Center Bridgeport · Clarksburg, WV TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $35.50 | $71.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Weirton Medical Center Weirton · Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $36.00 | $72.00 | — source file |
| St. Mary's Medical Center Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Aspartate Aminotransferase | $41.17 | $41.17 | — source file |
| Wetzel County Hospital New Martinsville · New Martinsville, WV LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $45.00 | $90.00 | — source file |
| Reynolds Memorial Hospital Glen Dale · Wheeling, WV-OH LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $46.00 | $92.00 | — source file |
| Jefferson Medical Center Ranson · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV TRANSFERASE (AST) (SGOT) | $48.50 | $97.00 | — source file |
| Berkeley Medical Center Martinsburg · Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV LIVER ENZYME (SGOT); LEVEL | $51.50 | $103.00 | — source file |
| Cabell Huntington Hospital Huntington · Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Aspartate Aminotransferase | $129.00 | $129.00 | — source file |
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | 2 | $41.17 | $85.08 |
| Wheeling, WV-OH | 2 | $28.50 | $37.25 |
| Buckhannon, WV | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Bluefield, WV-VA | 1 | $25.50 | $25.50 |
| Charleston, WV | 1 | $34.00 | $34.00 |
| Clarksburg, WV | 1 | $35.50 | $35.50 |
| Cumberland, MD-WV | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Gassaway, WV | 1 | $25.00 | $25.00 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | 1 | $51.50 | $51.50 |
| Morgantown, WV | 1 | $18.50 | $18.50 |
| New Martinsville, WV | 1 | $45.00 | $45.00 |
| Petersburg, WV | 1 | $9.60 | $9.60 |
| Parkersburg-Vienna, WV | 1 | $30.50 | $30.50 |
| Ripley, WV | 1 | $35.00 | $35.00 |
| Summersville, WV | 1 | $24.00 | $24.00 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 1 | $48.50 | $48.50 |
| Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
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
- Alabama$114.25
- Alaska$15.81
- Arizona$14.40
- Arkansas$29.25
- California$45.36
- Colorado$32.48
- Connecticut$22.91
- Delaware$84.00
- Florida$34.95
- Georgia$31.50
- Hawaii$31.20
- Idaho$23.00
- Illinois$33.65
- Indiana$27.75
- Iowa$35.75
- Kansas$31.85
- Kentucky$66.42
- Louisiana$21.84
- Maine$28.12
- Maryland$6.26
- Massachusetts$26.00
- Michigan$19.93
- Minnesota$38.13
- Mississippi$34.23
- Missouri$33.48
- Montana$35.20
- Nebraska$45.36
- Nevada$36.95
- New Hampshire$36.56
- New Jersey$5.96
- New Mexico$65.28
- New York$22.08
- North Carolina$43.40
- North Dakota$40.44
- Ohio$23.70
- Oklahoma$37.93
- Oregon$26.00
- Pennsylvania$36.30
- Puerto Rico$8.00
- Rhode Island$34.00
- South Carolina$42.50
- South Dakota$44.00
- Tennessee$16.28
- Texas$45.00
- Utah$66.11
- Vermont$63.00
- Virginia$9.60
- Washington$35.10
- Wisconsin$47.45
- Wyoming$24.00
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.