Lab tests CPT 82024 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

ACTH test cost in Harrisburg, PA — inpatient

In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 7 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test as an inpatient: from $43.07 to $498.70, with a median of $83.16. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $40.09 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $195.00 at 95 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 5 cities for code 82024, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$43.07Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute
Median$83.16half pay less
Highest$498.70in this market
Difference11.6×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 Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.

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Lowest $43.07Highest $498.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 82024 ASSAY OF ACTH Tech $43.07 $251.00 $94.58–$200.80 83% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 82024 ASSAY OF ACTH Tech $59.96 $251.00 $32.83–$200.80 76% —
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Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 82024 ACTH.. Tech $59.96 $251.00 $32.83–$200.80 76% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 82024 ASSAY OF ACTH Tech $78.99 $251.00 $32.83–$200.80 69% —
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Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 82024 ACTH.. Tech $78.99 $251.00 $32.83–$200.80 69% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 ACTH (SQ) $83.16 $251.00 $32.83–$200.80 67% —
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Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 ACTH.. $83.16 $251.00 $32.83–$200.80 67% —
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UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC ACTH $195.00 $325.00 $132.60–$276.25 40% —
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UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC ACTH $195.00 $325.00 $211.25–$276.25 40% —
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PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Hampden Enola, PA ACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hor $498.70 $498.70 $374.03 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $43.07, median $83.16, highest $498.70 — a 11.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $83.16 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 2 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.