Lab tests CPT 82088 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Aldosterone test cost in Whitewater, WI — inpatient

In Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI, 2 hospitals list a cash price for aldosterone blood test as an inpatient: from $142.50 to $485.43, with a median of $313.97. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Lakeland Medical Center — $171.47 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $199.31 at 95 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82088, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 1, 2026.

Lowest$142.50Aurora Lakeland Medical Center

Median$313.97half of hospitals charge less

Highest$485.43in this market

Difference3.4×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 Whitewater-Elkhorn, WI.

median

Lowest $142.50Highest $485.43

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Aurora Lakeland Medical Center lowest Elkhorn, WI · (262) 741-2000 ALDOSTERONE URINE+1 more line at this price File of Nov 21, 2025 · source file	$142.50	$285.00	$171.00–$242.25	50%
Mercyhealth Hospital & Medical Center - Walworth Lake Geneva, WI · (262) 245-0535 CHG ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE File of Mar 1, 2026 · source file	$485.43	$647.24	—	25%

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 $142.50, median $313.97, highest $485.43 — a 3.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $313.97 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.