ACTH test cost in Philadelphia, PA
In Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD, 22 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test: from $38.00 to $782.10, with a median of $130.86. The lowest listed price is at Lower Bucks Hospital and 1 other hospital — $92.86 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $195.00 at 95 hospitals.
Cash prices at 22 facilities across 18 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 Feb 26, 2026 and Sep 21, 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol, PA · (215) 785-9200 Hc Assay Of Acth | $38.00 | $733.00 | $30.90–$586.40 | 95% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia, PA · (215) 483-9900 Hc Assay Of Acth | $38.00 | $1,500.00 | $30.90–$1,455.00 | 97% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Acth Referred | $68.00 | $68.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Nemours Children's Hospital, Delaware Wilmington, DE · (302) 651-4000 Acth Referred | $68.00 | $68.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media, PA · (610) 566-9400 Hc Acth | $88.00 | $220.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli, PA · (610) 648-1000 Hc Acth | $88.00 | $220.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr, PA · (610) 526-3000 Hc Acth | $88.00 | $220.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern, PA Hc Acth | $88.00 | $220.00 | — | 60% | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood, PA · (610) 645-2000 Hc Acth | $88.00 | $220.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Health Center Woodbury Woodbury, NJ ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC ACTH | $130.86 | $130.86 | $25.03–$177.58 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill Mullica Hill, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC ACTH | $130.86 | $130.86 | $26.46–$177.58 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Elmer Elmer, NJ · (856) 363-1000 ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC ACTH | $130.86 | $130.86 | $26.46–$177.58 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Inspira Medical Center Mannington Salem, NJ ADRENOCORTICOTROPHIC ACTH | $130.86 | $130.86 | $22.05–$177.58 | — | Mar 24, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 ACTH | $139.53 | $232.55 | $38.62–$172.82 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook, PA · (215) 947-3000 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ARUP) | $190.28 | $317.12 | $38.62–$172.82 | 40% | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) | $276.25 | $425.00 | $37.85–$646.03 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St. Francis Hospital Wilmington, DE · (302) 421-4100 HC Quest Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) | $276.25 | $425.00 | $37.85–$646.03 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 430-4000 ASSAY OF ACTH | $341.00 | $341.00 | $23.66–$82.05 | — | — source file |
| Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton, MD · (410) 392-7009 ACTH | $343.85 | $343.85 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) | $357.50 | $550.00 | $38.62–$527.91 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne, PA · (215) 750-2003 HC Quest Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) | $357.50 | $550.00 | $38.62–$527.91 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Warde Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) | $377.00 | $580.00 | $38.52–$609.82 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) | $377.00 | $580.00 | $38.62–$780.09 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby, PA · (215) 237-4000 HC Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) | $377.00 | $580.00 | $38.52–$609.82 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia, PA · (215) 335-6000 HC Warde Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) | $377.00 | $580.00 | $38.62–$780.09 | 35% | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA · (215) 590-1000 ACTH | $398.08 | $398.08 | $54.00–$358.27 | — | — source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown, PA · (267) 985-1000 HB ASSAY OF ACTH | $782.10 | $869.00 | $38.62–$719.71 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville, PA · (215) 453-4000 HB ASSAY OF ACTH | $782.10 | $869.00 | $38.62–$4,600.00 | 10% | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $38.00, median $130.86, highest $782.10 — a 20.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 18 facilities here, median $130.86. 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 12 of 15 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82024 ($151.20). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Virtua Willingboro Hospital Willinboro, NJHC Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) Labcorp | $3.30 | file |
| Virtua Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NJHC Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) Labcorp | $3.30 | file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Voorhees Voorhees, NJHC Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) Labcorp | $3.30 | file |
| Virtua West Jersey Hospital - Marlton Voorhees, NJHC Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) Labcorp | $3.30 | file |
| Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Camden, NJHC Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (Acth) Labcorp | $3.30 | file |