Lab tests CPT 82088 Outpatient

Aldosterone test cost in Boston, MA

In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 26 hospitals list a cash price for aldosterone blood test: from $59.96 to $1,381.50, with a median of $270.00. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South and 1 other hospital — $210.04 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $159.29 at 33 hospitals.

Cash prices at 26 facilities across 19 cities for code 82088, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$59.96Boston Medical Center South + 1 more
Median$270.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$1,381.50in this market
Difference23.0×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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.

median
Lowest $59.96Highest $1,778.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA · (508) 427-3000 HC Chg Assay of Aldosterone source file $59.96 $133.25 $35.94–$394.86 55%
Boston Medical Center Brighton lowest Boston, MA · (617) 789-3000 HC Chg Assay of Aldosterone source file $59.96 $133.25 $35.94–$475.07 55%
Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA · (781) 979-3000 HC Assay of Aldosterone - Aldosterone 24hr Urine+1 more line at this price source file $90.30 $129.00 $45.15–$530.75 30%
Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA · (978) 937-6000 HC Assay of Aldosterone - Aldosterone 24hr Urine+1 more line at this price source file $90.30 $129.00 $45.15–$167.36 30%
Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 636-5000 HC Assay of Aldosterone - Aldosterone+1 more line at this price source file $90.30 $129.00 $33.88–$176.82 30%
Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA · (617) 665-1000 HC Aldosterone So source file $115.00 $115.00 $35.94–$281.10 —
Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital Brockton, MA · (508) 941-7000 ALDOSTERONE SERUM File of Jan 28, 2026 · source file $118.30 $169.00 $39.94–$130.67 30%
Boston Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 638-8000 HC Chg Assay of Aldosterone source file $118.80 $264.00 $35.25–$512.54 55%
Emerson Hospital Concord, MA · (978) 369-1400 ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of May 18, 2026 · source file $126.00 $168.00 $38.68–$173.14 25%
Winchester Hospital Winchester, MA · (781) 729-9000 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $150.00 $150.00 — —
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Plymouth Plymouth, MA · (508) 746-2000 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $221.00 $221.00 — —
Southcoast Hospitals Group - Tobey Hospital Campus Wareham, MA · (508) 679-3131 HC Assay of Aldosterone source file $247.00 $494.00 $40.75–$375.93 50%
Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, Burlington Burlington, MA · (781) 744-5100 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $266.00 $266.00 — —
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Milton Milton, MA · (617) 696-4600 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $274.00 $274.00 — —
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Boston, MA · (617) 667-7000 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $320.00 $320.00 — —
Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital - Needham Needham, MA · (781) 453-3002 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $329.00 $329.00 — —
Mount Auburn Hospital Cambridge, MA · (617) 492-3500 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $351.00 $351.00 — —
New England Baptist Hospital Boston, MA · (617) 754-5800 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $354.00 $354.00 — —
Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA · (617) 722-3000 ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE source file $392.80 $392.80 $35.25–$817.41 —
Portsmouth Regional Hospital Portsmouth, NH · (603) 436-5110 ALDOSTERONE QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $436.00 $436.00 $112.05–$414.20 —
Dover Emergency Room Dover, NH · (603) 436-5110 ALDOSTERONE QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $436.00 $436.00 $112.05–$414.20 —
Seabrook Emergency Seabrook, NH · (603) 436-5110 ALDOSTERONE UR QN+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $436.00 $436.00 $112.05–$414.20 —
Anna Jaques Hospital Newburyport, MA · (978) 463-1000 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $450.00 $450.00 — —
Exeter Hospital Exeter, NH · (603) 778-7311 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $748.00 $748.00 — —
Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 ALDOSTERONE UR QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $1,381.50 $1,381.50 $290.12–$1,312.42 —
Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 ALDOSTERONE UR QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $1,381.50 $1,381.50 $290.12–$1,312.42 —
Parkland Medical Center Derry, NH · (603) 421-2100 ALDOSTERONE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $1,778.00 $1,778.00 $373.38–$1,689.10 —
Plaistow Fser Plaistow, NH · (603) 421-2100 ALDOSTERONE QN File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $1,778.00 $1,778.00 $373.38–$1,689.10 —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $59.96, median $270.00, highest $1,381.50 — a 23.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 21 facilities here, median $150.00. 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 11 of 16 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 aldosterone test measures an adrenal hormone that controls salt and blood pressure. It is ordered with renin for high blood pressure that is hard to control or low potassium.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.