Uric acid test cost in Missouri
In Missouri, 63 hospitals publish a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $8.40 to $885.86, with a median of $41.60. The lowest price is at Lake Regional Health System (Osage Beach). The highest price is 105.5× the lowest.
- The median here, $41.60, is 8% below the US median of $45.00.
- That is 9.2× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.52).
- Missouri ranks 25th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 63 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$8.40Lake Regional Health System
Median$41.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$885.86in Missouri
Lowest saves$33.20vs the median
Hospitals in Missouri, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Regional Health System lowest Osage Beach · Osage Beach, MO Uric acid | $8.40 | $28.00 | Oct 15, 2026 source file |
| Nevada City Hospital Nevada · Nevada, MO URIC ACID | $11.25 | $25.00 | Jan 14, 2025 source file |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital Clinton · Clinton, MO ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $13.56 | $22.60 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus · St. Louis, MO-IL Uric Acid Blood | $16.25 | $25.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS Uric Acid Blood | $16.25 | $25.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Uric Acid Blood | $16.25 | $25.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington · St. Louis, MO-IL Uric Acid Blood | $16.25 | $25.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Madison Medical Center Fredericktown · Fredericktown, MO PRECCLAMPSIA PANEL | $17.10 | $19.00 | Oct 13, 2026 source file |
| Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital Maryland Heights · St. Louis, MO-IL Uric Acid | $18.08 | $22.59 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center Sikeston · Sikeston, MO Uric Acid Serum | $20.31 | $81.25 | Aug 7, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS URIC ACID | $20.58 | $51.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Health System - Freeman West Joplin · Joplin, MO-KS URIC ACID | $20.58 | $51.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital Neosho · Joplin, MO-KS URIC ACID | $20.58 | $51.45 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Boone Hospital Center Columbia · Columbia, MO URIC ACID | $21.60 | $36.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cox Medical Center Branson Branson · Branson, MO URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $21.80 | $96.04 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty · Kansas City, MO-KS URIC ACID | $22.00 | $79.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital Bolivar · Springfield, MO URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $22.40 | $28.00 | Mar 25, 2026 source file |
| Community Hospital Association Fairfax · Fairfax, MO URIC ACID | $23.80 | $34.00 | Aug 21, 2026 source file |
| Lester E Cox Medical Centers Springfield · Springfield, MO URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $24.20 | $96.04 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Curators of the University of Missouri Columbia · Columbia, MO URIC ACID P28620336 | $25.14 | $41.90 | Dec 15, 2025 source file |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS URIC ACID MAIN | $25.44 | $53.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Perry Perryville · Perryville, MO Uric Acid Blood | $26.00 | $40.00 | Mar 12, 2026 source file |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital Milan · Milan, MO URIC ACID | $27.00 | $27.00 | Jul 1, 2026 source file |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital Lousiana · Lousiana, MO Uric Acid | $27.20 | $34.00 | May 5, 2026 source file |
| Hermann Area Hospital District Hermann · Hermann, MO Uric acid level, blood | $27.30 | $45.50 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Cox-Monett Hospital Monett · Monett, MO URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $29.29 | $96.04 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Cox Barton County Hospital Lamar · Lamar, MO URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $30.64 | $96.04 | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| Harrison County Community Hospital Bethany · Bethany, MO URIC ACID/BLOOD | $33.15 | $51.00 | Oct 8, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $35.50 | $35.50 | Mar 18, 2026 source file |
| Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Hc Uric Acid,Serum | $37.00 | $37.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| NKC Health North Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS URIC ACID BLOOD | $40.02 | $138.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage Carthage · Joplin, MO-KS Uric Acid Blood | $41.60 | $64.00 | Jun 9, 2026 source file |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville · Kansas City, MO-KS Uric Acid Blood | $42.70 | $61.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield Springfield · Springfield, MO Uric Acid Blood | $42.90 | $66.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Orthopedic Hospital Springfield Ozark · Springfield, MO Uric Acid Blood | $42.90 | $66.00 | Jun 4, 2026 source file |
| Moberly Regional Medical Center Moberly · Moberly, MO URIC ACID, BLOOD | $46.19 | $171.07 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital Ste. Genevieve · Ste. Genevieve, MO URIC ACID, SERUM | $47.50 | $95.00 | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Stoddard Dexter · Dexter, MO Uric Acid Blood | $48.75 | $75.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora Aurora · Aurora, MO Uric Acid Blood | $53.30 | $82.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville Cassville · Cassville, MO Uric Acid Blood | $53.30 | $82.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital Mountain View · West Plains, MO Uric Acid Blood | $53.30 | $82.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Bothwell Regional Health Center Sedalia · Sedalia, MO URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $54.75 | $73.00 | Mar 26, 2026 source file |
| Scotland County Memorial Hospital Memphis · Memphis, MO URIC ACID | $56.70 | $81.00 | Oct 24, 2026 source file |
| Northeast Regional Medical Center Kirksville · Kirksville, MO URIC ACID, BLOOD | $57.95 | $241.44 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis · St. Louis, MO-IL Uric Acid Blood | $59.15 | $91.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy · St. Louis, MO-IL Uric Acid Blood | $65.65 | $101.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Heartland Long Term Acute Hospital St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID, BLOOD - URIC ACID | $68.00 | $80.00 | Jun 23, 2026 source file |
| Mosaic Life Care at St Joseph Medical Center St. Joseph · St. Joseph, MO-KS HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID, BLOOD - URIC ACID | $68.00 | $80.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Albany Albany · Albany, MO HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID, BLOOD - URIC ACID | $68.00 | $80.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville Maryville · Maryville, MO HC ASSAY OF URIC ACID, BLOOD - URIC ACID | $68.00 | $80.00 | Sep 26, 2025 source file |
| Western Missouri Medical Center Warrensburg · Warrensburg, MO Uric Acid LC | $69.80 | $69.80 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital Houston · Houston, MO URIC ACID | $71.75 | $102.50 | Jul 17, 2026 source file |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler · Kansas City, MO-KS URIC ACID | $77.98 | $111.40 | Apr 20, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon Lebanon · Lebanon, MO Uric Acid Blood | $81.90 | $126.00 | Jun 10, 2026 source file |
| Fitzgibbon Hospital Marshall · Marshall, MO Uric acid level, blood | $104.18 | $130.23 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Hospital Southeast Cape Girardeau · Cape Girardeau, MO-IL Uric Acid Blood | $111.15 | $171.00 | Jun 11, 2026 source file |
| Phelps Health Rolla · Rolla, MO URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $153.59 | $219.41 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center Poplar Bluff · Poplar Bluff, MO Uric Acid Level | $223.01 | $1,061.94 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington · Kansas City, MO-KS URIC ACID BLD | $254.91 | $254.91 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit · Kansas City, MO-KS URIC ACID BLD | $276.33 | $276.33 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS Uric acid; blood | $397.14 | $397.14 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City · Kansas City, MO-KS URIC ACID BLD | $407.71 | $407.71 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence · Kansas City, MO-KS URIC ACID BLD | $885.86 | $885.86 | Sep 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 10 | $22.00 | $166.44 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 7 | $16.25 | $18.08 |
| Joplin, MO-KS | 5 | $16.25 | $20.58 |
| Springfield, MO | 4 | $22.40 | $33.55 |
| Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | 2 | $37.00 | $74.08 |
| Columbia, MO | 2 | $21.60 | $23.37 |
| St. Joseph, MO-KS | 2 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Albany, MO | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Aurora, MO | 1 | $53.30 | $53.30 |
| Bethany, MO | 1 | $33.15 | $33.15 |
| Branson, MO | 1 | $21.80 | $21.80 |
| Cassville, MO | 1 | $53.30 | $53.30 |
| Clinton, MO | 1 | $13.56 | $13.56 |
| Dexter, MO | 1 | $48.75 | $48.75 |
| Fairfax, MO | 1 | $23.80 | $23.80 |
| Fredericktown, MO | 1 | $17.10 | $17.10 |
| Hermann, MO | 1 | $27.30 | $27.30 |
| Houston, MO | 1 | $71.75 | $71.75 |
| Kirksville, MO | 1 | $57.95 | $57.95 |
| Lamar, MO | 1 | $30.64 | $30.64 |
| Lousiana, MO | 1 | $27.20 | $27.20 |
| Lebanon, MO | 1 | $81.90 | $81.90 |
| Memphis, MO | 1 | $56.70 | $56.70 |
| Milan, MO | 1 | $27.00 | $27.00 |
| Monett, MO | 1 | $29.29 | $29.29 |
| Marshall, MO | 1 | $104.18 | $104.18 |
| Maryville, MO | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Moberly, MO | 1 | $46.19 | $46.19 |
| Nevada, MO | 1 | $11.25 | $11.25 |
| Osage Beach, MO | 1 | $8.40 | $8.40 |
| Perryville, MO | 1 | $26.00 | $26.00 |
| Poplar Bluff, MO | 1 | $223.01 | $223.01 |
| Rolla, MO | 1 | $153.59 | $153.59 |
| Ste. Genevieve, MO | 1 | $47.50 | $47.50 |
| Sedalia, MO | 1 | $54.75 | $54.75 |
| Sikeston, MO | 1 | $20.31 | $20.31 |
| Warrensburg, MO | 1 | $69.80 | $69.80 |
| West Plains, MO | 1 | $53.30 | $53.30 |
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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Uric acid blood test in other states
- Alabama$29.75
- 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
- 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.