ACTH test cost in Buffalo, NY
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test: from $94.00 to $404.00, with a median of $132.89. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $38.89 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $140.67 at 109 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 4 cities for code 82024, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY · (716) 297-4800 HC Assay of Acth - Acth source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | $10.00–$94.00 | — |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 862-1000 HC Assay of Acth - Acth source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | $10.00–$94.00 | — |
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 826-7000 HC Assay of Acth - Acth source file | $94.00 | $94.00 | $10.00–$94.00 | — |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ASSAY OF ACTH source file | $101.22 | $144.60 | $36.69–$52.62 | 30% |
| Niagara Falls Memorial Medical Center Niagara Falls, NY · (716) 278-4000 ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH) LEVEL source file | $111.34 | $159.06 | $36.69–$52.62 | 30% |
| Erie County Medical Center Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN File of Aug 25, 2026 · source file | $164.55 | $292.06 | $28.97–$262.85 | 44% |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 ASSAY OF ACTH+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $194.65 | $229.00 | $25.73–$229.00 | 15% |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Acth File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $229.62 | $229.62 | — | — |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 Acth Adrenocorticotropin File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $404.00 | $404.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $94.00, median $132.89, highest $404.00 — a 4.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $164.55. 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 2 of 6 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.