Uric acid test cost in New York

In New York, 109 hospitals publish a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $4.52 to $273.24, with a median of $20.13. The lowest price is at Bellevue Hospital Center (New York) and 15 other hospitals. The highest price is 60.5× the lowest.

• The median here, $20.13, is 55% below the US median of $45.00.
• That is 4.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.52).
• New York ranks 5th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 29 of 109 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

New York law (Public Health Law §2807-k(9-a), as amended in October 2024): uninsured patients with income below 200% of the federal poverty level owe nothing for emergency and medically necessary hospital care; up to 400% they pay on a sliding scale of at most 10% or 20% of what Medicaid would pay. Emergency care is covered for New York residents, other care for people living in the hospital's service area; immigration status does not count. Ask for the Uniform Hospital Financial Assistance form. Other states' laws.

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 11, 2026. See them on a map