ACTH test cost in New Ulm, MN — inpatient
In New Ulm, MN, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test as an inpatient: from $24.53 to $621.31, with a median of $322.92. The lowest listed price is at New Ulm Medical Center — $298.39 less than the median here. Across Minnesota, the median is $104.00 at 60 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82024, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 16, 2026 and Jun 16, 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 New Ulm, MN.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Ulm Medical Center lowest New Ulm, MN · (507) 217-5000 HCHG ACTH PLASMA LC | $24.53 | $43.80 | $26.84–$43.80 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| New Ulm Medical Center New Ulm, MN · (507) 217-5000 HCHG ACTH PLASMA QUEST | $33.38 | $59.60 | $36.52–$59.60 | 44% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| City of Sleepy Eye Sleepy Eye, MN · (507) 794-3571 ACTH HIGH SENSITIVE | $621.31 | $982.00 | $37.85–$952.54 | 37% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $24.53, median $322.92, highest $621.31 — a 25.3× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $322.92 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.