Lab tests CPT 84550 Pennsylvania Outpatient

Uric acid test cost in Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, 64 hospitals publish a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $4.00 to $176.38, with a median of $30.30. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 44.1× the lowest.

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 Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$4.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more

Median$30.30half pay less

Highest$176.38in Pennsylvania

Lowest saves$26.30vs 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 Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood	$4.00	$117.00	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Assay Of Uric Acid, Blood	$4.00	$146.25	Sep 1, 2026 source file
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84550 ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID Tech	$4.98	$29.00	— source file
Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84550 ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID Tech	$6.93	$29.00	— source file
St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Uric Acid.	$7.54	$29.00	— source file
Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 84550 ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID Tech	$8.41	$29.00	— source file
Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84550 ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID Tech	$9.13	$29.00	— source file
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Uric Acid.	$9.61	$29.00	— source file
Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD	$11.50	$23.00	— source file
UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA URIC ACID	$14.21	$20.30	— source file
UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID	$14.21	$20.30	— source file
Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood	$15.00	$24.00	— source file
Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood	$15.00	$24.00	— source file
Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood	$15.00	$75.00	— source file
Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood	$15.00	$24.00	— source file
Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood	$15.00	$24.00	— source file
Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood	$15.00	$24.00	— source file
WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood	$15.00	$24.00	— source file
UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID	$18.00	$30.00	— source file
UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URIC ACID	$23.40	$39.00	— source file
UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC URIC ACID	$23.40	$39.00	— source file
UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC URIC ACID	$23.40	$39.00	— source file
UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC URIC ACID	$23.40	$39.00	— source file
UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URIC ACID	$23.40	$39.00	— source file
UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC URIC ACID	$23.40	$39.00	— source file
Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Uric Acid Serum	$24.80	$62.00	— source file
Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Uric Acid Serum	$24.80	$62.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Uric Acid Serum	$24.80	$62.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Uric Acid Serum	$24.80	$62.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Uric Acid Serum	$24.80	$62.00	— source file
Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA URIC ACID/SERUM	$25.92	$72.00	Mar 2, 2026 source file
Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA .DO NOT ORDER LX URIC ACID SERUM	$28.80	$48.00	— source file
Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID	$31.80	$53.00	— source file
UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA URIC ACID	$33.00	$55.00	— source file
UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID	$33.00	$55.00	— source file
UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA URIC ACID BLOOD	$35.40	$59.00	— source file
UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA URIC ACID	$36.00	$60.00	— source file
Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Uric Acid	$36.20	$45.25	— source file
Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID	$40.00	$40.00	— source file
UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA URIC ACID	$46.20	$77.00	— source file
Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Uric Acid	$48.00	$48.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Uric Acid	$48.00	$48.00	Aug 1, 2025 source file
Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Uric Acid	$48.00	$48.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Uric Acid	$48.00	$48.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Uric Acid	$48.00	$48.00	Apr 1, 2026 source file
UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA URIC ACID	$48.60	$81.00	— source file
UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA URIC ACID	$48.60	$81.00	— source file
UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA URIC ACID	$48.60	$81.00	— source file
St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Uric Acid Blood	$50.70	$78.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Global Maps Urine-Baylor #13	$52.72	$52.72	— source file
Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Uric Acid Blood	$55.25	$85.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Uric Acid	$57.19	$71.49	— source file
Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Uric Acid Blood	$62.40	$96.00	Mar 31, 2026 source file
UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID	$63.60	$106.00	— source file
UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID	$66.60	$111.00	— source file
UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID	$67.20	$112.00	Mar 6, 2026 source file
UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID	$67.20	$112.00	— source file
UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA URIC ACID BLOOD P1635	$73.80	$123.00	— source file
UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA URIC ACID	$96.60	$161.00	— source file
UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID	$109.20	$182.00	— source file
UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID	$144.60	$241.00	— source file
UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID	$147.00	$245.00	Mar 6, 2026 source file
UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA URIC ACID	$155.40	$259.00	— source file
Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Uric Acid	$176.38	$220.48	— 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	$11.50	$63.60
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	12	$4.00	$24.80
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	6	$4.98	$9.37
Lancaster, PA	3	$8.41	$15.00
Sayre, PA	3	$36.20	$57.19
York-Hanover, PA	3	$15.00	$23.40
Altoona, PA	2	$48.00	$60.90
Chambersburg, PA	2	$15.00	$15.00
Williamsport, PA	2	$48.60	$48.60
Brookville, PA	1	$48.00	$48.00
Bradford, PA	1	$46.20	$46.20
Coudersport, PA	1	$35.40	$35.40
DuBois, PA	1	$48.00	$48.00
Everett, PA	1	$33.00	$33.00
Erie, PA	1	$155.40	$155.40
Gettysburg, PA	1	$15.00	$15.00
Hermitage, PA	1	$96.60	$96.60
Huntingdon, PA	1	$48.00	$48.00
Lebanon, PA	1	$15.00	$15.00
Lewisburg, PA	1	$15.00	$15.00
Oil City, PA	1	$36.00	$36.00
Punxsutawney, PA	1	$25.92	$25.92
Reading, PA	1	$7.54	$7.54
Somerset, PA	1	$23.40	$23.40
St. Marys, PA	1	$48.00	$48.00
Waynesburg, PA	1	$14.21	$14.21
Wellsboro, PA	1	$48.60	$48.60

What it is

A uric acid test measures uric acid in the blood. It is used to diagnose and monitor gout, to look into kidney stones and to watch levels during some cancer treatments.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.

Uric acid blood test in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.