What cost example is given for hospital-affiliated lab work versus an independent lab?

Chrissy MyersCEO AUI & ClarityHR

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11 Oct 2025 · 0 min

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Short consumer-advice video (by Chrissy Myers) warning viewers—especially those with high deductibles—that getting lab work at hospital-affiliated labs can be far more expensive and count toward your deductible; a hospital lab example is given as $400 versus $25 at a local independent lab.

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Hospital-affiliated lab: $400; independent lab: $25.

Especially if you have a high deductible. We're so used to, you go to the doctor, they give you a prescription to go get lab work done, and you're like, oh, you know, my doctor is attached to the hospital. I'm just going to go over there. Well, that's the most expensive place to get your lab work done. So it's going towards deductible now. So that lab work is $400, whereas if you take that prescription and go to the local independent lab, that lab work may be $25.