ACTH test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient
In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 4 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test as an inpatient: from $24.48 to $273.50, with a median of $106.75. The lowest listed price is at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital — $82.27 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $247.70 at 18 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 82024, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jul 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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 PCH ES-ACTH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $24.48 | $80.00 | $27.60–$76.00 | 69% |
| Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 PCH ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $26.93 | $88.00 | $30.36–$83.60 | 69% |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 ACTH#1+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 6, 2026 · source file | $27.50 | $50.00 | $19.70–$613.00 | 45% |
| Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 ACTH Plasma 3 specimen L38927 File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $186.00 | $300.00 | — | 38% |
| Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 ACTH, Plasma L004440+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $215.76 | $348.00 | — | 38% |
| Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 ASSAY OF ACTH+1 more line at this price File of Jun 6, 2026 · source file | $254.65 | $463.00 | $19.70–$613.00 | 45% |
| Gifford Medical Center Randolph, VT · (802) 728-4441 ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORM ACTH File of Feb 12, 2026 · source file | $273.50 | $546.99 | $404.83–$519.64 | 50% |
Inpatient: lowest $24.48, median $106.75, highest $273.50 — a 11.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $211.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 3 of 3 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.