Uric acid test cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 102 hospitals publish a cash price for uric acid blood test: from $4.52 to $176.38, with a median of $31.70. The lowest price is at Advanced Surgical Hospital (Washington). The highest price is 39.0× the lowest.
- The median here, $31.70, is 30% below the US median of $45.00.
- That is 7.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($4.52).
- Pennsylvania ranks 16th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 10 of 102 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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$4.52Advanced Surgical Hospital
Median$31.70half of hospitals charge less
Highest$176.38in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$27.18vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Surgical Hospital lowest Washington · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID BLOOD | $4.52 | $32.35 | Apr 24, 2026 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 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Uric Acid. | $7.54 | $29.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 84550 ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID Tech | $8.41 | $29.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 84550 ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID Tech | $9.13 | $29.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Uric Acid Level Rasburicase. | $9.61 | $29.00 | Mar 27, 2026 source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID LEVEL; BLOOD | $11.50 | $23.00 | Jul 9, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA URIC ACID, BLOOD | $12.48 | $52.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $13.20 | $44.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA URIC ACID | $14.21 | $20.30 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $14.21 | $20.30 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Clarion Hospital Clarion · Clarion, PA Uric Acid Serum | $14.56 | $26.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood | $15.00 | $24.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood | $15.00 | $24.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood | $15.00 | $75.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood | $15.00 | $24.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood | $15.00 | $24.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood | $15.00 | $24.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood | $15.00 | $24.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Uric Acid Level, Blood | $15.00 | $24.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Uric Acid-Rasburicase | $16.25 | $27.08 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $17.40 | $29.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $18.00 | $30.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Uric acid; blood | $19.20 | $48.00 | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Excela Health - Frick Hospital Mt Plesant · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $19.80 | $33.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Latrobe Hospital Latrobe · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $19.80 | $33.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Excela Health Westmoreland Regional Hospital Greeensburg · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $19.80 | $33.00 | Dec 17, 2025 source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Uric Acid - ONC | $19.80 | $55.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URIC ACID | $23.40 | $39.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC URIC ACID | $23.40 | $39.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC URIC ACID | $23.40 | $39.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC URIC ACID | $23.40 | $39.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC URIC ACID | $23.40 | $39.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC URIC ACID | $23.40 | $39.00 | Mar 6, 2026 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 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA URIC ACID | $25.20 | $56.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA URIC ACID/SERUM | $25.92 | $72.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $28.20 | $47.00 | Sep 11, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny Valley Hospital Natrona Heights · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID BLOOD | $28.49 | $37.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $28.80 | $48.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID BLOOD | $28.86 | $37.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Forbes Hospital Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID BLOOD | $28.86 | $37.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA URIC ACID, BLOOD | $29.16 | $108.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA URIC ACID, BLOOD | $29.16 | $108.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| West Penn Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID BLOOD | $29.93 | $41.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Grove City Medical Center Grove City · Hermitage, PA HC URIC ACID BLOOD | $30.03 | $39.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Allegheny General Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID BLOOD | $31.16 | $41.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Jefferson Regional Medical Center Jefferson Hills · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID BLOOD | $31.59 | $39.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $31.80 | $53.00 | Feb 2, 2026 source file |
| Butler Memorial Hospital Butler · Pittsburgh, PA Uric Acid Serum | $32.20 | $46.00 | Jan 1, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA URIC ACID | $33.00 | $55.00 | Sep 18, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID BLOOD | $33.00 | $55.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Millcreek Medical Center Erie · Erie, PA URIC ACID;BLOOD | $35.35 | $70.70 | May 8, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA URIC ACID BLOOD | $35.40 | $59.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA URIC ACID | $36.00 | $60.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Uric Acid | $36.20 | $45.25 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA URIC ACID,SERUM | $37.10 | $53.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $40.00 | $40.00 | Mar 19, 2026 source file |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA URIC ACID, BLOOD | $42.50 | $50.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA URIC ACID | $46.20 | $77.00 | Jul 16, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Uric Acid | $48.00 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Clearfield Clearfield · DuBois, PA Uric Acid | $48.00 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA Uric Acid | $48.00 | $48.00 | Apr 1, 2026 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 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA URIC ACID | $48.60 | $81.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA URIC ACID | $48.60 | $81.00 | Mar 6, 2026 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 | Dec 31, 2025 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 | Mar 31, 2026 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 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA URIC ACID,SERUM | $64.00 | $64.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $66.60 | $111.00 | Mar 6, 2026 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 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA URIC ACID | $73.80 | $123.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA URIC ACID; BLOOD | $78.84 | $78.84 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.50 | $105.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.50 | $105.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $94.62 | $114.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA URIC ACID | $96.60 | $161.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC URIC ACID | $109.20 | $182.00 | Mar 7, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $136.80 | $152.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB ASSAY OF BLOOD/URIC ACID | $136.80 | $152.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID | $144.60 | $241.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA URIC ACID BLOOD P1635 | $147.00 | $245.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA URIC ACID | $155.40 | $259.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Uric Acid | $176.38 | $220.48 | Mar 31, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 25 | $4.52 | $29.93 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 | $16.25 | $45.35 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $94.62 | $94.62 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 5 | $6.93 | $9.61 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 4 | $15.00 | $19.20 |
| Hermitage, PA | 3 | $30.03 | $78.84 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $8.41 | $15.00 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $36.20 | $57.19 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $12.48 | $29.16 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $48.00 | $60.90 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| DuBois, PA | 2 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $35.35 | $95.38 |
| Oil City, PA | 2 | $17.40 | $26.70 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Somerset, PA | 2 | $23.40 | $32.95 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $48.60 | $48.60 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Clarion, PA | 1 | $14.56 | $14.56 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $35.40 | $35.40 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $94.62 | $94.62 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $37.10 | $37.10 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $19.80 | $19.80 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $19.20 | $19.20 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $15.00 | $15.00 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $28.20 | $28.20 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $25.92 | $25.92 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $7.54 | $7.54 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $48.00 | $48.00 |
| State College, PA | 1 | $25.20 | $25.20 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $14.21 | $14.21 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $48.60 | $48.60 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $64.00 | $64.00 |
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
- 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
- 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.