ACTH test cost in Washington, DC — inpatient
In Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV, 9 hospitals list a cash price for ACTH blood test as an inpatient: from $174.00 to $470.52, with a median of $387.00. The lowest listed price is at Children's National Hospital — $213.00 less than the median here. Across District of Columbia, the median is $465.49 at 3 hospitals.
Cash prices at 9 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's National Hospital lowest Washington, DC · (202) 476-5000 ACTH (Adrenocorticotropic hormone) source file | $174.00 | $348.00 | $146.16–$190.36 | 50% |
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VA · (703) 523-1000 Chgl Acth File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $326.00 | $652.00 | — | 50% |
| Inova Alexandria Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 504-3167 HC ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HRMN (ACTH) source file | $387.00 | $774.00 | $38.62–$603.72 | 50% |
| Inova Fairfax Hospital Falls Church, VA · (703) 698-1110 HC ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HRMN (ACTH) source file | $387.00 | $774.00 | $38.62–$603.72 | 50% |
| Inova Fair Oaks Hospital Fairfax, VA · (703) 391-4170 HC ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HRMN (ACTH) source file | $387.00 | $774.00 | $38.62–$603.72 | 50% |
| Inova Loudoun Hospital Leesburg, VA · (703) 858-6600 HC ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HRMN (ACTH) source file | $387.00 | $774.00 | $38.62–$603.72 | 50% |
| Inova Mount Vernon Hospital Alexandria, VA · (703) 664-7105 HC ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HRMN (ACTH) source file | $387.00 | $774.00 | $38.62–$603.72 | 50% |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center Washington, DC · (202) 877-7000 ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $465.49 | $716.14 | $207.68–$608.72 | 35% |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital Northwest Washington, DC · (202) 784-3000 ACTH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $470.52 | $723.88 | $253.36–$651.49 | 35% |
Inpatient: lowest $174.00, median $387.00, highest $470.52 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $387.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82024 ($147.15). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Sentara Northern Virginia Medical Center Woodbridge, VAChgl (Qu) Acth, Plasma, S/O | $10.50 | file |