Aldosterone test cost in Charleston, WV
In Charleston, WV, 2 hospitals list a cash price for aldosterone blood test: from $26.00 to $120.50, with a median of $73.25. The lowest listed price is at Thomas Memorial Hospital — $47.25 less than the median here. Across West Virginia, the median is $32.80 at 33 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82088, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 10, 2026 and Jul 10, 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 Charleston, WV.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Memorial Hospital lowest South Charleston, WV · (304) 766-3600 ALDOSTERONE HORMONE LEVEL | $26.00 | $52.00 | $38.51–$206.23 | 50% | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison, WV · (304) 369-1230 ALDOSTERONE RL | $120.50 | $241.00 | $39.94–$228.95 | 50% | — source file |
| Boone Memorial Hospital Madison, WV · (304) 369-1230 ALDOSTERONE URINE 24 HR RL | $203.00 | $406.00 | $39.94–$385.70 | 50% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $26.00, median $73.25, highest $120.50 — a 4.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $120.50. 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 2 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 1 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 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82088 ($124.23). 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.
| Thomas Memorial Hospital South Charleston, WVASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE | $12.00 | file |