ACTH test cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 26 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test: from $64.77 to $1,044.75, with a median of $229.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $164.23 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $184.17 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 82024, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Acth source file | $64.77 | $143.93 | $34.06–$394.86 | 55% |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Acth source file | $73.65 | $163.67 | $34.06–$475.07 | 55% |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Adrenocorticotropic Hormo So source file | $95.00 | $95.00 | $34.06–$266.49 | — |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Assay of Acth - Acth source file | $95.20 | $136.00 | $47.60–$158.62 | 30% |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Assay of Acth - Acth source file | $95.20 | $136.00 | $47.60–$530.75 | 30% |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Assay of Acth - Acth source file | $95.20 | $136.00 | $35.71–$167.57 | 30% |
| Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HOR File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file | $112.00 | $160.00 | $37.85–$123.83 | 30% |
| Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 ASSAY OF ACTH File of May 18, 2026 · source file | $120.00 | $160.00 | $36.66–$164.08 | 25% |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $123.00 | $123.00 | — | — |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Adrenocorticotropic Hormone Acth source file | $133.20 | $296.00 | $33.41–$512.54 | 55% |
| Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $141.00 | $141.00 | — | — |
| New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $196.00 | $196.00 | — | — |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Assay of Acth source file | $204.00 | $408.00 | $38.62–$310.49 | 50% |
| Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $254.00 | $254.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $260.00 | $260.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $312.00 | $312.00 | — | — |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 ASSAY OF ACTH source file | $374.30 | $374.30 | $33.41–$817.41 | — |
| Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $386.00 | $386.00 | — | — |
| Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $431.00 | $431.00 | — | — |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $483.00 | $483.00 | — | — |
| Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 CHG ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $610.00 | $610.00 | — | — |
| Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $681.00 | $681.00 | $66.60–$646.95 | — |
| Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $681.00 | $681.00 | $66.60–$646.95 | — |
| Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $681.00 | $681.00 | $66.60–$646.95 | — |
| Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,044.75 | $1,044.75 | $63.53–$992.51 | — |
| Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,044.75 | $1,044.75 | $63.53–$992.51 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $64.77, median $229.00, highest $1,044.75 — a 16.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $137.10. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 11 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An ACTH test measures the pituitary hormone that tells the adrenal glands to make cortisol. It is used with cortisol to find the cause of too much or too little cortisol.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.