Lab tests CPT 82533 Outpatient

Cortisol test cost in Abilene, TX

In Abilene, TX, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total: from $533.80 to $533.80, with a median of $533.80. The lowest listed price is at Hendrick Medical Center South and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $91.80 at 298 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 82533, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 8, 2025 and Dec 8, 2025.

Lowest$533.80Hendrick Medical Center South + 1 more

Median$533.80half of hospitals charge less

Highest$533.80in this market

Difference1.0×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 Abilene, TX.

median

Lowest $533.80Highest $533.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Hendrick Medical Center South lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 CORTISOL; TOTAL File of Dec 8, 2025 · source file	$533.80	$533.80	$23.45–$475.08	—
Hendrick Medical Center lowest Abilene, TX · (325) 670-2000 CORTISOL; TOTAL File of Dec 8, 2025 · source file	$533.80	$533.80	$23.45–$475.08	—

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.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $533.80, median $533.80, highest $533.80.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $533.80. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 0 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 cortisol test measures the main stress hormone made by the adrenal glands. It is used when adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) or excess cortisol (Cushing's syndrome) is suspected.

What the price covers

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