ACTH test cost in Nashville, TN — inpatient
In Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN, 7 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test as an inpatient: from $96.72 to $289.24, with a median of $111.36. The lowest listed price is at Saint Thomas West Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $14.64 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $111.36 at 88 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 82024, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 1, 2025 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 Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas West Hospital lowest Harding Pk Nashville, TN · (615) 222-2111 ACTH PLASMA source file | $96.72 | $322.40 | $34.76–$149.01 | 70% |
| Stones River Hospital lowest Woodbury, TN · (615) 563-4001 ACTH PLASMA source file | $96.72 | $322.40 | $27.09–$149.01 | 70% |
| Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital lowest Murfreesboro, TN · (615) 396-4100 ACTH PLASMA source file | $96.72 | $322.40 | $34.76–$149.01 | 70% |
| Vanderbilt Wilson County Hospital Lebanon, TN · (615) 444-2250 HC ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC (ACTH) File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $111.36 | $384.00 | $36.60–$307.20 | 71% |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital Nashville, TN · (615) 341-4000 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone ARUP File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $142.20 | $237.00 | — | 40% |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville, TN · (615) 322-3454 HC ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC (ACTH) File of Oct 1, 2025 · source file | $207.36 | $384.00 | $36.60–$307.20 | 46% |
| Williamson Medical Center Franklin, TN · (615) 435-5000 ACTH source file | $289.24 | $513.00 | $190.32–$487.35 | 44% |
Inpatient: lowest $96.72, median $111.36, highest $289.24 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $333.93 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 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.