Lab tests CPT 82024 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

ACTH test cost in College Station, TX — inpatient

In College Station-Bryan, TX, 4 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test as an inpatient: from $100.63 to $246.96, with a median of $100.63. The lowest listed price is at CHI St. Joseph Health - College Station Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across Texas, the median is $240.72 at 289 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 82024, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jun 12, 2026.

Lowest$100.63CHI St. Joseph Health - College Station Hospital + 2 more
Median$100.63half of hospitals charge less
Highest$246.96in this market
Difference2.5×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in College Station-Bryan, TX.

median
Lowest $100.63Highest $246.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
CHI St. Joseph Health - College Station Hospital lowest College Station, TX · (979) 776-3912 ACTH File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $100.63 $575.00 $488.75 82%
Burleson St. Joseph Health Center of Caldwell, Texas lowest Caldwell, TX · (979) 567-3245 ACTH File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $100.63 $575.00 $217.35–$575.00 82%
CHI St Joseph Health Regional Hospital lowest Bryan, TX · (979) 776-3912 ACTH File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file $100.63 $575.00 $488.75–$575.00 82%
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station College Station, TX · (979) 691-3701 HC ACTH (ADRENOCORTIOTROPIC HORMONE) File of Jun 12, 2026 · source file $246.96 $411.60 $226.38–$370.44 40%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $100.63, median $100.63, highest $246.96 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $100.63 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.