Uric acid test cost in Alabama
In Alabama, 51 hospitals publish a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $4.52 to $637.00, with a median of $29.75. The lowest price is at Lakeland Community Hospital (Haleyville). The highest price is 140.9× the lowest.
- The median here, $29.75, is 34% below the US median of $45.00.
- That is 6.6× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.52).
- Alabama ranks 12th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 17 of 51 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 84550. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.52Lakeland Community Hospital
Median$29.75half of hospitals charge less
Highest$637.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$25.23vs the median
Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeland Community Hospital lowest Haleyville · Haleyville, AL URIC ACID BLD | $4.52 | $75.50 | Sep 28, 2026 source file |
| Dch Regional Medical Center Tuscaloosa · Tuscaloosa, AL EXEC PROF URIC ACID | $5.00 | $10.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Fayette Medical Center Fayette · Fayette, AL EXEC PROF URIC ACID | $5.00 | $10.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Hale County Hospital Greensboro · Tuscaloosa, AL .URIC ACID NH | $5.17 | $6.46 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cullman Regional Medical Center Cullman · Cullman, AL Uric Acid | $5.42 | $85.68 | Jan 19, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center East Montgomery · Montgomery, AL URIC ACID | $6.60 | $11.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Montgomery Cancer Center Montgomery · Montgomery, AL URIC ACID | $6.60 | $11.00 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Troy Regional Medical Center Troy · Troy, AL URIC ACID BLOOD | $6.70 | $75.00 | Dec 31, 2024 source file |
| Grandview Medical Center Birmingham · Birmingham, AL URIC ACID, BLOOD | $8.70 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Coosa Valley Medical Center Sylacauga · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Uric Acid Lo | $13.00 | $54.00 | — source file |
| Tanner Medical Center - East Alabama Wedowee · Wedowee, AL URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $14.00 | $35.00 | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Monroe County Hospital Monroeville · Monroeville, AL URIC ACID SERUM | $17.20 | $43.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Marion Regional Medical Center Hamilton · Hamilton, AL HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID BLOOD | $17.63 | $41.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Mississippi Health Services-South Marion Winfield · Winfield, AL HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID BLOOD | $17.63 | $41.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Flowers Hospital Dothan · Dothan, AL URIC ACID, BLOOD | $19.65 | $131.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Russellville Hospital Russellville · Russellville, AL URIC ACID BLD | $20.15 | $77.50 | Jul 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Assay of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid | $20.62 | $47.96 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama – Benjamin Russell Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Assay of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid | $20.62 | $47.96 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Evergreen Medical Center Evergreen · Evergreen, AL URIC ACID | $20.80 | $32.00 | Sep 2, 2026 source file |
| UAB Medical West Bessemer · Birmingham, AL Uric Acid Serum | $21.75 | $29.00 | Jun 22, 2026 source file |
| Whitfield Regional Hospital Demopolis · Demopolis, AL Uric Acid (Sst) | $22.20 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Medical Center Scottsboro · Scottsboro, AL URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $22.40 | $32.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL URIC ACID, BLOOD | $23.71 | $131.70 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Southeast Health Medical Center Dothan · Dothan, AL URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $24.33 | $60.83 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL CH URIC ACID | $24.35 | $28.65 | Apr 2, 2026 source file |
| Crenshaw Community Hospital Luverne · Luverne, AL URIC ACID BLOOD | $29.75 | $59.50 | Oct 13, 2025 source file |
| East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Uric Acid | $30.25 | $55.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Bibb Medical Center Centreville · Birmingham, AL URIC ACID SERUM | $32.00 | $32.00 | Nov 1, 2025 source file |
| Medical Center Barbour Eufaula · Eufaula, AL-GA URIC ACID BLOOD | $32.50 | $65.00 | Mar 29, 2026 source file |
| Ochsner Choctaw General Butler · Butler, AL HC URIC ACID | $35.72 | $47.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Athens Limestone Hospital Athens · Huntsville, AL URIC ACID | $36.00 | $36.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| DeKalb Regional Medical Center Fort Payne · Fort Payne, AL URIC ACID | $36.00 | $36.00 | Aug 20, 2026 source file |
| Medical Center Enterprise Enterprise · Enterprise, AL URIC ACID, BLOOD | $42.65 | $473.84 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital West Decatur · Decatur, AL URIC ACID | $44.50 | $44.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Decatur Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL URIC ACID | $44.50 | $44.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Decatur Morgan Hospital - Parkway Campus Decatur · Decatur, AL URIC ACID | $44.50 | $44.50 | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Baldwin Health Foley · Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL URIC ACID, BLOOD | $50.17 | $278.74 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Medical Center South Montgomery · Montgomery, AL URIC ACID | $63.24 | $105.40 | Dec 30, 2025 source file |
| Gadsden Regional Medical Center Gadsden · Gadsden, AL URIC ACID, BLOOD | $87.97 | $733.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL LAB-URIC ACID | $111.50 | $111.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Huntsville Hospital Madison · Huntsville, AL LAB-URIC ACID | $111.50 | $111.50 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Center North Guntersville · Albertville, AL LAB-URIC ACID | $111.50 | $111.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Marshall Medical Centers Boaz · Albertville, AL LAB-URIC ACID | $111.50 | $111.50 | Apr 13, 2026 source file |
| Floyd Cherokee Medical Center Centre · Centre, AL HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID | $114.50 | $229.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Helen Keller Hospital Sheffield · Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL LAB-URIC ACID | $174.00 | $174.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid | $287.00 | $287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid | $287.00 | $287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid | $287.00 | $287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid | $287.00 | $287.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Red Bay Hospital Red Bay · Russellville, AL LAB-AVWPRM-VON WILLEBRAND DIS | $517.03 | $517.03 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood - Uric Acid | $637.00 | $637.00 | Apr 1, 2026 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham, AL | 9 | $8.70 | $32.00 |
| Huntsville, AL | 4 | $23.71 | $73.75 |
| Decatur, AL | 3 | $44.50 | $44.50 |
| Montgomery, AL | 3 | $6.60 | $6.60 |
| Albertville, AL | 2 | $111.50 | $111.50 |
| Dothan, AL | 2 | $19.65 | $21.99 |
| Russellville, AL | 2 | $20.15 | $268.59 |
| Talladega-Sylacauga, AL | 2 | $13.00 | $150.00 |
| Tuscaloosa, AL | 2 | $5.00 | $5.08 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | 1 | $30.25 | $30.25 |
| Butler, AL | 1 | $35.72 | $35.72 |
| Centre, AL | 1 | $114.50 | $114.50 |
| Cullman, AL | 1 | $5.42 | $5.42 |
| Demopolis, AL | 1 | $22.20 | $22.20 |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | 1 | $50.17 | $50.17 |
| Evergreen, AL | 1 | $20.80 | $20.80 |
| Enterprise, AL | 1 | $42.65 | $42.65 |
| Eufaula, AL-GA | 1 | $32.50 | $32.50 |
| Fayette, AL | 1 | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | 1 | $174.00 | $174.00 |
| Fort Payne, AL | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Gadsden, AL | 1 | $87.97 | $87.97 |
| Haleyville, AL | 1 | $4.52 | $4.52 |
| Hamilton, AL | 1 | $17.63 | $17.63 |
| Luverne, AL | 1 | $29.75 | $29.75 |
| Monroeville, AL | 1 | $17.20 | $17.20 |
| Mobile, AL | 1 | $24.35 | $24.35 |
| Scottsboro, AL | 1 | $22.40 | $22.40 |
| Troy, AL | 1 | $6.70 | $6.70 |
| Wedowee, AL | 1 | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| Winfield, AL | 1 | $17.63 | $17.63 |
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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Uric acid blood test in other states
- Alaska$59.78
- Arizona$70.52
- Arkansas$26.10
- California$66.11
- Colorado$64.60
- Connecticut$27.41
- Delaware$62.16
- District of Columbia$83.36, 3 hospitals
- Florida$82.83
- Georgia$51.60
- Hawaii$47.45
- Idaho$34.60
- Illinois$70.29
- Indiana$48.00
- Iowa$42.80
- Kansas$36.00
- Kentucky$55.98
- Louisiana$17.51
- Maine$30.55
- Maryland$5.79
- Massachusetts$30.00
- Michigan$22.55
- Minnesota$45.54
- Mississippi$31.28
- Missouri$41.60
- Montana$41.10
- Nebraska$54.18
- Nevada$101.70
- New Hampshire$58.16
- New Jersey$5.20
- New Mexico$61.20
- New York$20.13
- North Carolina$59.40
- North Dakota$40.26
- Ohio$35.20
- Oklahoma$27.00
- Oregon$29.05
- Pennsylvania$31.70
- Puerto Rico$17.30
- Rhode Island$36.60
- South Carolina$59.00
- South Dakota$58.40
- Tennessee$28.44
- Texas$80.43
- Utah$104.35
- Vermont$65.25
- Virginia$70.20
- Washington$44.95
- West Virginia$33.00
- Wisconsin$50.49
- Wyoming$38.85
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.