ACTH test cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test as an inpatient: from $126.78 to $526.55, with a median of $216.05. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis — $89.27 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $156.90 at 62 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 7 cities for code 82024, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 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 St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis lowest Chesterfield, MO ACTHB File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $126.78 | $126.78 | $126.78 | — |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO ACTH +1 more line at this price File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $133.82 | $133.82 | $133.82 | — |
| Community Hospital of Staunton Staunton, IL · (618) 635-2200 ACTH File of Feb 9, 2026 · source file | $196.40 | $392.80 | $333.88–$357.45 | 50% |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 Q211 ACTH PL IA source file | $200.40 | $334.00 | $334.00 | 40% |
| Carlinville Area Hospital Carlinville, IL · (217) 854-3141 ACTH(REF) source file | $231.70 | $331.00 | $205.88–$3,396.04 | 30% |
| Anderson Hospital Maryville, IL · (618) 288-5711 ACTH File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $261.20 | $522.40 | $391.80–$470.16 | 50% |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC ACTH -90 source file | $300.96 | $418.00 | $25.81–$418.00 | 28% |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO ACTH File of Mar 16, 2026 · source file | $373.44 | $373.44 | $373.44 | — |
| St Lukes Rehabilitation Hospital Chesterfield, MO ACTH Adrenocorticotropic Hor File of Aug 6, 2026 · source file | $526.55 | $526.55 | $368.59–$394.91 | — |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 ADRENOCORT ACTH source file | $1,405.84 | $2,343.07 | $2,343.07 | 40% |
Inpatient: lowest $126.78, median $216.05, highest $526.55 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $198.40 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 8 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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.