Lab & pathology prices at Howard County Medical Center

St. Paul, NE · every code in this section with a posted price and a Medicare benchmark.

353 codes. Prices are the hospital's own posted facility charges.

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ProcedurePosted cashPosted gross× Medicare
Acth (82024) $306 $306 7.9×
Acute hepatitis panel (80074) $360 $360 7.6×
Albumin serum (82040) $54 $54 10.9×
Aldosterone urine (82088) $349 $349 8.6×
Alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes (84080) $106 $106 7.2×
Allergen specific ige (86003) $70 $70 13.4×
Alpha-1-antitrypsin phenotype (82104) $36 $36 2.5×
Alpha-Fetoprotein Serum (82105) $132 $132 7.9×
Alt (sgpt) (84460) $58 $58 10.9×
Amino Acids 1 Quantitative Each Specimen (82131) $359 $359 15.6×
Ammonia (82140) $171 $171 11.7×
Amylase urine (82150) $111 $111 17.1×
Androstenedione (82157) $252 $252 8.6×
Angiotensin converting enzyme csf (82164) $177 $177 12.1×
Anti-Phospholipid Antibody (86148) $123 $123 7.7×
Antibody Borrelia Burgdorferi Confirmatory Tst (86617) $139 $139 9.0×
Antibody Cytomegalovirus Cmv Igm (86645) $177 $177 10.5×
Antibody Epstein-Barr Eb Virus Early Antigen Ea (86663) $21 $21 1.6×
Antibody Epstein-Barr Eb Virus Nuclear Ag Ebna (86664) $128 $128 8.4×
Antibody Epstein-Barr Eb Virus Viral Capsid Vca (86665) $130 $130 7.2×
Antibody Fungus Not Elsewhere Specified (86671) $152 $152 12.4×
Antibody helicobacter pylori (86677) $184 $184 10.9×
Antibody Herpes Smplx Type 1 (86695) $131 $131 9.9×
Antibody HIV-2 (86702) $59 $59 4.4×
Antibody identification leukocyte antibodies (86021) $163 $163 10.8×
Antibody Treponema Pallidum (86780) $165 $165 12.5×
Antigen typing (86905) $259 $259 67.6×
Antihuman Globulin Indir Qual Ea Reagent Cell (86885) $89 $89 15.6×
Antinuclear antibodies (86038) $131 $131 10.8×
Antistreptolysin o titer (86060) $110 $110 15.1×
Aquaporin-4 Antb Cba Each (86052) $763 $763 63.3×
Assay myeloperoxidase (83876) $69 $69 1.4×
Assay of blood/uric acid (84550) $70 $70 15.5×
Assay of calcium in urine (82340) $86 $86 14.3×
Assay of estrone (82679) $236 $236 9.5×
Assay of g6pd enzyme (82955) $19 $19 2.0×
Assay of gammaglobulin igm (82784) $112 $112 12.0×
Assay of lactic acid (83605) $157 $157 13.6×
Assay of metanephrines (83835) $293 $293 17.3×
Assay of serum potassium (84132) $67 $67 14.1×
Assay of urea nitrogen (84520) $70 $70 17.7×
Assay of vitamin b-1 (84425) $270 $270 12.7×
Assay Ph Body Fluid Nos (83986) $53 $53 14.8×
B cells total count (86355) $121 $121 3.2×
Beta 2 glycoprotein i antibody each (86146) $137 $137 5.4×
Beta hydroxybutyrate (82010) $161 $161 19.7×
Beta Lactamase (87185) $52 $52 10.9×
Beta-2 Microglobulin (82232) $148 $148 9.1×
Bilirubin direct (82248) $67 $67 13.3×
Bilirubin total (82247) $73 $73 14.5×
Bl Smear W/O Diff Wbc Count (85008) $42 $42 12.2×
Bld Typing Serologic Rh Phnt (86906) $154 $154 19.9×
Blood count reticulocyte automated (85045) $67 $67 16.8×
Blood Count Smear Mcrscp W/Mnl Difrntl Wbc Count (85007) $72 $72 18.9×
Blood gas (82803) $270 $270 10.4×
Blood Occult Peroxidase Actv Qual Feces 1 Deter (82270) $48 $48 11.0×
Blood Type Antigen Donor Reagent Serum Each (86902) $319 $319 50.2×
Blood Typing Antigen Screen Patient Serum/Unit (86904) $139 $139 8.5×
Blood typing serologic abo (86900)
range across 4 matching MRF lines
$73–$78 $73–$78 varies
Brca1&2 gen full seq dup/del (81162) $3,488 $3,488 1.9×
C-Peptide (84681) $157 $157 7.5×
C-reactive protein (86140) $121 $121 23.4×
Ca 19-9 (86301) $226 $226 10.9×
Calcitonin (82308) $432 $432 16.1×
Calcium ionized (82330) $129 $129 9.4×
Calcium total (82310) $72 $72 14.0×
Calprotectin Fecal (83993) $519 $519 26.4×
Cancer Antigen 125 (86304) $208 $208 10.0×
Cancer Antigen 27.29 (86300) $220 $220 10.6×
Carbamazepine total (80156) $171 $171 11.7×
Carboxyhemoglobin (82375) $172 $172 14.0×
Carcinoembryonic antigen (82378) $190 $190 10.0×
Cardiolipin ab iga (86147) $166 $166 6.5×
Ccp antibody (86200) $179 $179 13.8×
Cell count csf (89051) $118 $118 21.1×
Ceruloplasmin (82390) $116 $116 10.8×
Chloride Serum (82435) $58 $58 12.6×
Chloride urine (82436) $69 $69 12.0×
Cholesterol total (82465) $67 $67 15.4×
Chorionic gonadotropin test (84702) $164 $164 10.9×
Chromogranin a (86316) $252 $252 12.1×
Chromosome Analysis 15-20 (88262) $815 $815 6.5×
Chylmd Trach, Dna, Amp Probe - Chlamydia Dna Pcr (87491) $110 $110 3.1×
Citric acid urine (82507) $206 $206 7.4×
Ckmb (82553) $196 $196 17.0×
Clostridium Difficile (87324) $204 $204 17.0×
Clot Factor VIII Multimetric (85247) $395 $395 17.2×
Cold agglutinin titer (86157) $107 $107 13.3×
Collagen crosslinks (82523) $372 $372 19.9×
Column Chromotography Quant (82542) $702 $702 29.1×
Compatibility Each Unit Incubation (86921) $140 $140 0.8×
Compatibility test antiglob (86922) $252 $252 1.4×
Complement Antigen Each Component (86160) $128 $128 10.7×
Coombs direct (86880) $80 $80 14.8×
Copper urine (82525) $164 $164 13.2×
Cortisol free (82530) $187 $187 11.2×
Cortisol saliva (82533) $172 $172 10.6×
Creatine kinase total (82550) $111 $111 17.1×
Creatinine blood (82565) $73 $73 14.3×
Creatinine clearance (82575) $137 $137 14.5×
Creatinine Urine (82570) $86 $86 16.6×
Crossmatch immediate spin (86920) $200 $200 1.1×
Crp High Sensitivity (86141) $127 $127 9.8×
Cryptosporidium (87272) $214 $214 17.9×
Cul Bact Aerobic Addl Meths Definitive Ea Isol (87077) $101 $101 12.5×
Cul Bact Anaerobic Addl Meths Definitive Ea Isol (87076) $107 $107 13.2×
Culture afb (87116) $170 $170 15.7×
Culture Anaerobic (87075) $145 $145 15.3×
Culture blood (87040) $236 $236 22.9×
Culture csf (87070) $145 $145 16.8×
Culture fungus (87102) $142 $142 16.9×
Culture screen only (87081) $87 $87 13.1×
Culture Typing Immunologic Oth/Thn Immunofluores (87147) $79 $79 15.3×
Culture urine (87086) $111 $111 13.8×
Cytomegalovirus igg (86644) $148 $148 10.3×
Cytopath C/V Thin Layer - Lab Cytopath Cerv/Vag Thin Layer (88142) $46 $46 2.3×
Cytp Eval Fine Needle Aspirate Interp & Report (88173) $73 $73 1.3×
Detect Agent Nos Dna Amp (87798) $312 $312 8.9×
Dhea-S (82627) $227 $227 10.2×
Digoxin (80162) $162 $162 12.2×
Diphtheria antitoxoid (86648) $234 $234 15.4×
Dna Antibody Native/Double Stranded (86225) $136 $136 9.9×
DNA/RNA direct probe (87149) $35 $35 1.7×
Drug assay acetaminophen (80143) $324 $324 17.4×
Drug assay adalimumab (80145) $233 $233 6.0×
Drug Assay Infliximab (80230) $314 $314 8.1×
Drug Assay Itraconazole (80189) $203 $203 7.5×
Drug Screen Quantitative Lamotrigine (80175) $205 $205 15.5×
Drug Screen Quantitative Levetiracetam (80177) $81 $81 6.1×
Drug Test Prsmv Instrmnt (80306) $21 $21 1.2×
Erythropoietin (82668) $228 $228 12.1×
Estradiol serum (82670) $197 $197 7.1×
Estrogen total (82672) $293 $293 13.5×
Ethylene Glycol (82693) $147 $147 9.9×
Exam Synovial Fluid Crystals (89060) $76 $76 10.4×
Factor ii activity (85210) $418 $418 32.2×
Factor v leiden mutation (81241) $256 $256 3.5×
Factor viii assay (85240) $314 $314 17.5×
Fecal Fat Qualitative (82705) $101 $101 19.8×
Ferritin (82728) $153 $153 11.2×
Fibrin degradation products (85362) $99 $99 14.4×
Fibrin Degradation Quant (85379) $171 $171 16.8×
Fibrinogen activity (85384) $121 $121 12.4×
Fibrinogen antigen (85385) $111 $111 7.7×
Flow cytometry first marker (88184) $292 $292 0.8×
Fluorescent antibody screen (86255) $191 $191 15.9×
Fluorescent Nonnfct Agt Antb Titer Ea Antibody (86256) $202 $202 16.8×
Folic Acid Serum (82746) $166 $166 11.3×
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (83001) $163 $163 8.8×
Fungi Identification Yeast (87106) $125 $125 12.1×
Gammaglobulin ige (82785) $148 $148 9.0×
Gases blood ph only (82800) $120 $120 10.9×
Gastrointestinal pathogen panel by PCR (12 to 25 targets) (87507) $321 $321 0.8×
Gentamicin (80170) $171 $171 10.4×
Ggt (82977) $75 $75 10.4×
Giardia antigen (87329) $140 $140 11.7×
Glucose 2 hr pp (82950) $76 $76 16.0×
Glucose Blood Test (82962) $51 $51 15.5×
Glucose Serum (82947) $61 $61 15.5×
Glucose tolerance test (gtt) (82951) $181 $181 14.1×
Gonadotropin Chorionic Qualitative (84703) $153 $153 20.3×
Haptoglobin (83010) $140 $140 11.1×
Helicobacter Pylori Stool (87338) $271 $271 18.8×
Hematocrit (85014) $48 $48 20.3×
Hemoglobin (85018) $47 $47 19.8×
Hemoglobin a1c (83036) $92 $92 9.5×
Hep a ab igm (86709) $145 $145 12.9×
Hepatitis a antibody total (86708) $161 $161 13.0×
Hepatitis b core ab igm (86705) $125 $125 10.6×
Hepatitis b core ab total (86704) $132 $132 11.0×
Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (87340) $126 $126 12.2×
Hepatitis C Antibody (86803) $139 $139 9.7×
Hepatitis C Revrs Trnscrpj (87522) $592 $592 13.8×
Herpes simplex type 2 (86696) $125 $125 6.5×
Heterophile Antibody Screen (86308) $90 $90 17.4×
Hfe Gene (81256) $228 $228 3.5×
Histoplasma antibody (86698) $83 $83 6.0×
Histoplasma antigen urine (87385) $307 $307 23.2×
Hiv-1 Ag W/Hiv-1 & Hiv-2 Ab (87389) $115 $115 4.8×
Hiv-1 Antibody (86701) $121 $121 13.6×
Hla-b27 (86812) $276 $276 10.7×
Homocysteine (83090) $234 $234 13.1×
Hpv sep hi-rsk typ&pool rslt (87626) $90 $90 1.3×
Hsv Dna Amp Probe (87529) $370 $370 10.5×
Hydroxyprogesterone 17-d (83498) $192 $192 7.1×
Iaad ia shiga-like toxin (87427) $134 $134 11.2×
Iadna Cytomegalovirus Quantification (87497) $449 $449 10.5×
Iadna HIV-1 amplified probe & reverse transcrpj (87535) $319 $319 9.1×
Iadna Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Amplified Probe Tq (87591) $164 $164 4.7×
Iadna Respiratry Probe & Rev Trnscr 3-5 Targets (87631) $348 $348 2.4×
Ig Light Chains Free Each (83521) $198 $198 11.5×
Igg subclasses (82787) $92 $92 11.5×
Immunfix e-phorsis/urine/csf (86335) $243 $243 8.3×
Immunoassay Analyte Quant Radioimmunoassay (83519) $289 $289 15.7×
Immunoassay Infectious Agent Antibody Quan Nos (86317) $218 $218 14.5×
Immunoassay nonantibody (83516) $197 $197 17.1×
Immunofixation electrophoresis (86334) $226 $226 10.1×
Immunohistochemistry (88342) $86 $86 0.5×
In situ hybridization 1st probe stain (88365) $176 $176 1.0×
Influenza a/b ag eia (87400) $130 $130 9.2×
Inhibin b (83520)
range across 10 matching MRF lines
$202–$270 $202–$270 varies
Insitu hybridization manual (88368) $406 $406 1.1×
Insulin antibodies (86337) $283 $283 13.2×
Insulin total (83525) $154 $154 13.5×
Interleukin-6 (83529) $250 $250 14.5×
Iron (83540) $75 $75 11.6×
Iron Binding Capacity (83550) $100 $100 11.4×
Islet cell antibody (86341) $316 $316 13.4×
Jak2 gene analysis p.val617phe variant (81270) $710 $710 7.7×
Koh Prep (87220) $4 $4 0.9×
Lactate (ld) (ldh) enzyme (83615) $76 $76 12.6×
Lactoferrin Fecal Quantitative (83631) $147 $147 7.5×
Ldh Isoenzymes (83625) $131 $131 10.2×
LDL direct (83721) $70 $70 6.7×
Lead (83655) $84 $84 6.9×
Leukocyte Assessment Fecal (89055) $81 $81 19.0×
Level V Surg Pathology Gross&Microscopic Exam (88307) $370 $370 1.0×
Lipase (83690) $132 $132 19.2×
Lipoprotein Blood High Resoltj&Quantj Subclass (83701) $359 $359 10.6×
Lipoprotein-Associated Phospholipase A2 (83698) $300 $300 6.5×
Lithium (80178) $118 $118 17.9×
Luteinizing Hormone (Lh) (83002) $145 $145 7.8×
Lyme disease antibody (86618) $181 $181 10.6×
Magnesium Urine (83735) $100 $100 14.9×
Mass Spectrometry Quant (83789) $162 $162 6.7×
Methylmalonic acid serum (83921) $383 $383 18.1×
Microalbumin, quantitative (82043) $111 $111 19.2×
Microsomal Antibodies Each (86376) $150 $150 10.3×
Mog-Igg1 Antb Cba Each (86362) $749 $749 62.2×
Mthfr Gene Analysis Common Variants (81291) $217 $217 3.3×
Mumps antibody (86735) $128 $128 9.8×
Muscle-Specific Kinase Antb (86366)
range across 4 matching MRF lines
$289–$1,622 $289–$1,622 varies
Myoglobin urine (83874) $162 $162 12.5×
Natriuretic peptide (83880) $317 $317 8.1×
Niacin (84591) $187 $187 11.0×
Nuclear antigen antibody (86235)
range across 5 matching MRF lines
$134–$139 $134–$139 varies
Occult blood feces (82272) $40 $40 9.5×
Occult Blood Other Sources (82271) $44 $44 8.3×
Osmolality serum (83930) $111 $111 16.8×
Osmolality Urine (83935) $111 $111 16.3×
Ova and parasites smears (87177) $118 $118 13.3×
Oxalate urine (83945) $140 $140 9.7×
Pancreatic Elastase Fecal (82656) $411 $411 35.6×
Ph urine (81003) $47 $47 20.9×
Phenobarbital Level (80184) $174 $174 11.4×
Phenytoin (Dilantin) (80185) $163 $163 12.3×
Phenytoin free (80186) $152 $152 11.0×
Phosphatase alkaline (84075) $58 $58 11.2×
Phosphorus Serum (84100) $70 $70 14.8×
Phosphorus urine (84105) $76 $76 13.1×
Platelet count automated (85049) $75 $75 16.7×
Porphyrins Urine Quantitation & Fractionation (84120) $217 $217 14.8×
Potassium Urine (84133) $74 $74 15.6×
Prealbumin (84134) $144 $144 9.9×
Pregnenolone (84140) $120 $120 5.8×
Procalcitonin (Pct) (84145) $280 $280 10.3×
Progesterone (84144) $154 $154 7.4×
Prolactin (84146) $191 $191 9.9×
Protein C Activity (85303) $55 $55 4.0×
Protein Electrophoresis Urine (84166) $163 $163 9.1×
Protein Electrophoretic Fractj&Quantj Serum (84165) $140 $140 13.0×
Protein S Free (85306) $55 $55 3.6×
Protein total serum (84155) $67 $67 18.3×
Protein Total Urine (84156) $86 $86 23.4×
Protein Western Blot Test (84182) $316 $316 10.8×
PSA free (84154) $174 $174 9.5×
Pth Intact (83970) $293 $293 7.1×
Quantiferon tb gold plus (86480) $263 $263 4.2×
Quantitative assay drug (80299) $333 $333 17.9×
Rbc antibody identification (86870) $187 $187 0.5×
Rbc antibody screen (86850) $120 $120 12.3×
Renin activity plasma (84244) $224 $224 10.2×
Resp virus 12-25 targets (87633)
range across 4 matching MRF lines
$435–$723 $435–$723 varies
Rh (86901) $70 $70 23.4×
Rheumatoid factor quant (86431) $83 $83 14.6×
Rickettsia antibody (86757) $139 $139 7.2×
Ristocetin cofactor (85245) $287 $287 12.5×
Rpr qualitative (86592) $58 $58 13.6×
Rsv ab (86756) $136 $136 8.6×
Rubella Antibody (86762) $94 $94 6.5×
Rubeola antibody (86765) $131 $131 10.2×
Salicylate Level (80179) $229 $229 12.3×
Sars-Cov-2 Covid-19 Amp Prb (87635) $224 $224 4.4×
Sars-cov-2 COVID-19 antibody (86769)
range across 4 matching MRF lines
$170–$248 $170–$248 varies
Sedimentation Rate, Automated (85652) $64 $64 23.7×
Selenium (84255) $182 $182 7.1×
Sensitivity mic (87186) $137 $137 15.8×
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (84270) $28 $28 1.3×
Sickling of rbc reduction (85660) $107 $107 19.4×
Skin test tuberculosis intradermal (86580) $82 $82 2.7×
Smear acid fast (87206) $89 $89 16.5×
Smear complex stain (87209) $112 $112 6.2×
Smear gram stain (87205) $71 $71 16.6×
Smr Prim Src Wet Mount Nfct Agt (87210) $67 $67 11.5×
Sodium Serum (84295) $59 $59 12.3×
Sodium Urine (84300) $73 $73 14.4×
Somatomedin (84305) $210 $210 9.9×
Special Stains Group 1 (88312) $203 $203 3.8×
Special Stains Group 2 (88313) $179 $179 1.3×
Specimen infect agnt concntj (87015) $55 $55 8.2×
Strep a assay w/optic (87880) $101 $101 6.1×
Sulfate urine (84392) $95 $95 17.3×
Surg path level iii (88304) $54 $54 1.0×
Surgical pathology level IV (88305) $235 $235 4.3×
Susceptbilty Stdy Antimicrbial Agnt Agar Dilutj (87181) $48 $48 10.1×
T cells total count (86359) $123 $123 3.3×
T3 Free (84481) $235 $235 13.9×
T3 reverse (84482) $244 $244 15.5×
T3 Total (84480) $142 $142 10.0×
T3 Uptake (84479) $92 $92 14.2×
T4 Free (84439) $107 $107 11.9×
T4 total (84436) $96 $96 14.0×
Tacrolimus (80197) $232 $232 16.9×
Testosterone total (84403) $175 $175 6.8×
Testosterone, Free (84402) $216 $216 8.5×
Tetanus antibody (86774) $203 $203 13.7×
Thyroglobulin (84432) $157 $157 9.8×
Thyroglobulin Antibody (86800) $151 $151 9.5×
Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin (84445) $480 $480 9.4×
Thyroxine binding globulin (84442) $149 $149 10.1×
Tissue Culture Lymphocyte (88230) $634 $634 5.4×
Transferase Aspartate Amino Ast Sgot (84450) $80 $80 15.4×
Transferrin (84466) $140 $140 11.0×
Triglycerides (84478) $73 $73 12.7×
Troponin Quant (84484) $300 $300 24.1×
Tumor Immunohistochem/Manual (88360) $66 $66 0.4×
Urea nitrogen urine (84540) $69 $69 12.4×
Uric acid other source (84560) $69 $69 13.6×
Urinalysis Microscopic Only (81015) $36 $36 11.8×
Urinalysis Volume Measure (81050) $34 $34 9.3×
Urine Bacteria Culture (87088) $115 $115 14.2×
Urine Pregnancy Test (81025) $106 $106 12.3×
Urnls Dip Stick/Tablet Reagent Auto Microscopy (81001) $72 $72 22.7×
Valproic acid (80164) $186 $186 13.7×
Vancomycin (80202) $197 $197 14.5×
Varicella-zoster antibody (86787) $157 $157 12.2×
Virus antibody nos (86790) $62 $62 4.8×
Viscosity serum (85810) $213 $213 18.3×
Vit D 1 25-Dihydroxy (82652) $343 $343 8.9×
Vitamin A (84590) $177 $177 15.2×
Vitamin b-12 (82607) $174 $174 11.5×
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) (84252) $309 $309 15.3×
Vitamin B6 (84207) $239 $239 8.5×
Vitamin c (82180) $97 $97 9.8×
Vitamin D 25-Hydroxy (82306) $207 $207 7.0×
Vitamin E (84446) $148 $148 10.4×
Vitamin K (84597) $124 $124 9.0×
Volatiles (84600) $75 $75 4.4×
Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel Antibody Each (86596) $196 $196 16.3×
Von willebrand factor ag (85246)
range across 4 matching MRF lines
$183–$294 $183–$294 varies
West nile virus ab igm (86788) $145 $145 8.6×
West Nile Virus Antibody (86789) $145 $145 10.1×
Zinc (84630) $82 $82 7.2×

A range means this hospital published different amounts on matching machine-readable-file lines. We show the lowest–highest posted amount because we cannot tell from the published file which line would apply to a particular visit.