Lab tests CPT 82310 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Calcium test cost in Mount Airy, NC — inpatient

In Mount Airy, NC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for calcium blood test, total as an inpatient: from $9.65 to $18.00, with a median of $13.83. The lowest listed price is at Northern Regional Hospital — $4.18 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $42.52 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82310, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jul 16, 2026 and Jul 16, 2026.

Lowest$9.65Northern Regional Hospital
Median$13.83half pay less
Highest$18.00in this market
Difference1.9×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 Mount Airy, NC.

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Lowest $9.65Highest $18.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Northern Regional Hospital lowest Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Exp-Assay of Calcium $9.65 $14.19 $5.06–$22.00 32% —
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Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Calcium, Fluid $14.96 $22.00 $5.06–$22.00 32% —
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Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Exp-Assay Of Calcium $14.96 $22.00 $5.06–$22.00 32% —
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Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Calcium, Total $15.64 $23.00 $5.06–$22.00 32% —
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Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy, NC · (336) 719-7000 Calcium, Blood (OB-Outr) $15.64 $23.00 $5.06–$22.00 32% —
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Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin, NC · (336) 527-7000 HC ASSAY OF CALCIUM TOTAL $18.00 $36.00 $15.95–$33.12 50% Jul 16, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.65, median $13.83, highest $18.00 — a 1.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $13.83 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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 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

A calcium test measures calcium in the blood. It is used for bone disease, kidney stones, parathyroid problems and some cancers.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.