ACTH test cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 22 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test: from $37.05 to $2,736.00, with a median of $982.93. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Hospital Colorado — $945.88 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $332.88 at 45 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 10 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 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital Colorado lowest Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB ACTH File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $37.05 | $57.00 | $5.70–$52.44 | 35% |
| HCA Healthone Spalding Rehabilitation Aurora, CO ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $39.00 | $39.00 | $10.49–$40.55 | — |
| Spalding at Psl Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $39.00 | $39.00 | $10.49–$40.55 | — |
| HCA Healthone Presbyterian St Lukes Denver, CO · (303) 839-6000 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $64.00 | $64.00 | $18.56–$183.44 | — |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ACTH LEVEL File of Apr 30, 2026 · source file | $79.50 | $227.12 | $38.62–$135.05 | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=ACTH File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $116.35 | $179.00 | $17.90–$164.68 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMN File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $135.85 | $209.00 | $20.90–$192.28 | 35% |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=ACTH-ICMA File of Apr 17, 2026 · source file | $156.65 | $241.00 | $24.10–$221.72 | 35% |
| Cobalt Rehabilitation Hospital Denver Westminster, CO ACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hor File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $386.20 | $386.20 | $28.97–$328.27 | — |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC ACTH LEVEL - ARUP+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $626.36 | $626.36 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC ASSAY OF ACTH - ACTH+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $626.36 | $626.36 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC ASSAY OF ACTH - ACTH+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $626.36 | $626.36 | — | — |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC ASSAY OF ACTH - ACTH+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $626.36 | $626.36 | — | — |
| HCA Healthone Mountain Ridge Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $982.93 | $982.93 | $38.62–$884.64 | — |
| HCA Healthone Northeast ER Thornton, CO · (303) 451-7800 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $982.93 | $982.93 | $38.62–$884.64 | — |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC ACTH File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $1,335.89 | $3,506.25 | $32.83–$3,155.63 | 62% |
| HCA Healthone Sky Ridge Lone Tree, CO · (720) 225-1000 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,861.32 | $1,861.32 | $38.62–$1,675.19 | — |
| HCA Healthone South Parker ER Parker, CO Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $1,861.32 | $1,861.32 | $38.62–$1,675.19 | — |
| Centennial Hospital A Campus of Tmca Englewood, CO · (303) 873-5511 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,099.23 | $2,099.23 | $38.62–$1,889.31 | — |
| HCA Healthone Aurora Aurora, CO · (303) 873-5511 Adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,099.23 | $2,099.23 | $38.62–$1,889.31 | — |
| HCA Healthone Southwest ER Littleton, CO · (303) 788-5000 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,457.87 | $2,457.87 | $38.62–$2,212.08 | — |
| HCA Healthone Belmar ER Lakewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,457.87 | $2,457.87 | $38.62–$2,212.08 | — |
| HCA Healthone Swedish Englewood, CO · (303) 788-5000 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,457.87 | $2,457.87 | $38.62–$2,212.08 | — |
| HCA Healthone Central Park ER Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,736.00 | $2,736.00 | $38.62–$2,462.40 | — |
| HCA Healthone Rose Denver, CO · (303) 320-2121 ACTH QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $2,736.00 | $2,736.00 | $38.62–$2,462.40 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $37.05, median $982.93, highest $2,736.00 — a 73.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $626.36. 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 5 of 18 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.