Lab tests CPT 82088 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Aldosterone test cost in San Antonio, TX — inpatient

In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for aldosterone blood test as an inpatient: from $56.00 to $839.16, with a median of $421.79. The lowest listed price is at University Health System — $365.79 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $144.24 at 287 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 4 cities for code 82088, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$56.00University Health System
Median$421.79half pay less
Highest$839.16in this market
Difference15.0×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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

median
Lowest $56.00Highest $839.16

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University Health System lowest San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE - ALDOSTERONE,24HR URINE $56.00 $224.00 $82.88–$190.40 75% Oct 14, 2025
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University Health System San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE - ALDOSTERONE $58.50 $234.00 $86.58–$198.90 75% Oct 14, 2025
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Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 ALDOSTERONE E/REFS52047 $125.00 $250.00 $40.75–$301.86 50% —
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Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 ALDOSTERONE E/REFS52047 $125.00 $250.00 $40.75–$301.86 50% —
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Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 ALDOSTERONE $140.50 $281.00 $40.75–$301.86 50% —
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Guadalupe Regional Medical Center Seguin, TX · (830) 379-2411 ALDOSTERONE $140.50 $281.00 $40.75–$301.86 50% —
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Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 ALDOSTERONE, URINE B $255.98 $284.42 $142.21–$255.98 10% Jul 29, 2026
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Medina Regional Hospital Hondo, TX · (830) 426-7700 ALDOSTERONE, LC/MS $292.35 $324.83 $162.42–$292.35 10% Jul 29, 2026
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Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital of San Antonio San Antonio, TX Aldosterone $587.60 $587.60 $411.32–$528.84 — Aug 6, 2026
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Pam Speciality Hospital of New Braunfels New Braunfels, TX Aldosterone $643.40 $643.40 $450.38–$579.06 — Aug 6, 2026
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Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center South San Antonio, TX Aldosterone $839.16 $839.16 $587.41–$755.24 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $56.00, median $421.79, highest $839.16 — a 15.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $1,580.61 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 6 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.