CPT 81020

Clinical Chemistry

Current code30 hospitals with prices

This name is the CMS category the code belongs to (CMS's Restructured BETOS Classification System), shared with similar codes. The official CPT description belongs to the American Medical Association and isn't shown.

What Washington hospitals publish for this code

Medicare (traditional): Traditional Medicare. Applies only to people on original Medicare.

Prices for CPT 81020 by hospital
Hospital	Medicare (traditional) rates (lowest – highest)	Cash price	List price (before discounts)
Providence Holy Family HospitalSpokaneFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$39.90	$57.00
Providence Mount Carmel HospitalColvilleFile dated 2026-04-01	—	$32.20	$46.00
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattle	—	$26.70	$26.70
Three Rivers HospitalBrewster	$4.61 – $21.642 plans	$32.00	$32.00
Virginia Mason Medical CenterSeattle	—	$10.71	$21.00

Lowest and highest amounts each hospital lists for this code during a hospital stay, including lines it lists for both settings or without saying which. A doctor’s fee is shown separately when the hospital lists one with the code. “At least” means plans were counted in more than one group and some may be the same plan. This is one line of a bill; most care brings several.

Medicare (traditional) reference

Only for people on original Medicare. These are CMS’s 2026 amounts. They aren’t what private insurance or cash patients pay.

Lab fee schedule (national limit): $4.70