Lab tests CPT 82088 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Aldosterone test cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for aldosterone blood test as an inpatient: from $27.95 to $116.60, with a median of $116.60. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $88.65 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $86.40 at 45 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 82088, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$27.95Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$116.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$116.60in this market
Difference4.2×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 Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $27.95Highest $116.60

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC ALDOSTERONE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $27.95 $43.00 — 35%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC ALDOSTERONE URINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $27.97 $43.03 — 35%
Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG ALDOSTERONE ASSAY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $116.60 $220.00 — 47%
West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG ALDOSTERONE ASSAY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $116.60 $220.00 — 47%
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.

Inpatient: lowest $27.95, median $116.60, highest $116.60 — a 4.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $116.60 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

HospitalCash priceFile
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC U ALDOSTERONE $4.71 file
File Link to the hospital's own price file.