Aldosterone test cost in Panama City, FL
In Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for aldosterone blood test: from $37.50 to $112.00, with a median of $84.53. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital — $47.03 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $33.65 at 143 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 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 May 19, 2026 and Sep 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 Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital lowest Panama City, FL · (850) 747-7926 ALDOSTERONE UR QN | $37.50 | $37.50 | $5.78–$33.75 | — | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Ascension Sacred Heart Bay Panama City, FL · (850) 769-1511 ALDOSTERONE | $84.53 | $211.32 | $40.75–$152.92 | 60% | — source file |
| Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL · (850) 638-1610 ALDOSTERONE SERUM | $112.00 | $140.00 | $26.87–$183.93 | 20% | May 19, 2026 source file |
| Northwest Florida Community Hospital Chipley, FL · (850) 638-1610 ALDOSTERONE,24 HR URINE | $112.00 | $140.00 | $26.87–$183.93 | 20% | May 19, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $37.50, median $84.53, highest $112.00 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 3 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82088 ($124.00). 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.
| HCA Florida Gulf Coast Hospital Panama City, FLALDOSTERONE QN | $4.40 | file |