Lab tests CPT 82024 Outpatient

ACTH test cost in Valdosta, GA

In Valdosta, GA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test: from $190.50 to $202.50, with a median of $196.50. The lowest listed price is at South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus — $6.00 less than the median here. Across Georgia, the median is $178.00 at 89 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82024, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$190.50South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus
Median$196.50half pay less
Highest$202.50in this market
Difference1.1×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Valdosta, GA.

median
Lowest $190.50Highest $202.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
South Georgia Medical Center Lanier Campus lowest Lakeland, GA · (229) 482-8402 ASSAY OF ACTH $190.50 $254.00 $38.62–$57.93 25% —
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South Georgia Medical Center Valdosta, GA · (229) 333-1020 ASSAY OF ACTH $202.50 $270.00 $30.70–$50.21 25% —
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Outpatient: lowest $190.50, median $196.50, highest $202.50 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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 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.