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Liver function panel in Houston, TX costs $6 to $558. Here's every hospital's price.

18 hospitals in the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area publish a cash price for liver function panel (CPT 80076). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, 18 hospitals list a cash price for liver function panel (CPT 80076). The lowest is $6 at University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston, the median is $327 and the highest is $558 at Houston Methodist Cypress Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 92 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Houston, TX median of $327 is 398% above the national median of $66 across 568 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

18 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $3 to $933. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2023 and April 2026. 42 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$6
lowest cash price in Houston, TX
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston · 48 mi
$321 below the median
$327
median cash price
18 hospitals
92×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
18/60
hospitals with a cash price
42 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston

Galveston · 48 mi · Older file Mar 2023

$6
list $67 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Harris Health

Houston · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$8
list $305 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Legent North Houston Surgical Hospital

Bellaire · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$55
list $109 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Shriners Hospitals for Children

Galveston · 48 mi · File Mar 2026

$61
list $61
5
St Luke's Patients Medical Center

Pasadena · 16 mi · File Feb 2026

$209
list $597 · lowest of 8 lines
6
Baylor St Lukes Medical Center

Houston · 7 mi · File Feb 2026

$327
list $933 · lowest of 4 lines
7
St Luke's the Woodlands Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$327
list $933 · lowest of 4 lines
8
St Luke's Sugar Land Hospital

Sugar Land · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$327
list $933 · lowest of 4 lines
9
Chi St Lukes Lakeside Hospital

The Woodlands · 29 mi · File Feb 2026

$327
list $933 · lowest of 4 lines
10
St Luke's Hospital at the Vintage

Houston · 19 mi · File Feb 2026

$327
list $933 · lowest of 4 lines
11
Houston Methodist Hospital

Houston · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$347
list $693 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Houston Methodist Baytown Hospital

Baytown · 22 mi · File Apr 2026

$558
list $1,116 · lowest of 2 lines
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 80076. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 80076, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About liver function panel

CPT 80076 is a hepatic function panel: seven tests from one blood draw that measure liver enzymes, bilirubin, protein and albumin. It is ordered for suspected liver disease, alcohol-related concerns, medication monitoring (statins, some antibiotics) and abnormal results on a metabolic panel.

What the price covers

The laboratory analysis of one sample. The blood draw is a separate small charge. Note that a comprehensive metabolic panel (80053) already includes most of these tests; ordering both is common and often unnecessary.

Why prices vary

Automated chemistry tests cost hospitals very little to run, yet hospital cash prices for this panel range from single digits to several hundred dollars. Independent laboratories are usually far cheaper for the identical test.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 80076 and the draw fee?
  • Was a comprehensive panel (80053) also ordered, and is this one still needed?
  • Can the sample go to an outside laboratory?

Hospitals in Houston, TX without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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