Lab tests CPT 82533 Outpatient

Cortisol test cost in Charlottesville, VA

In Charlottesville, VA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for cortisol blood test, total: from $16.00 to $16.00, with a median of $16.00. Across Virginia, the median is $86.80 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82533, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$16.00Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital

Median$16.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$16.00in 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 Charlottesville, VA.

median

Lowest $16.00Highest $74.50

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital lowest Charlottesville, VA · (434) 654-7000 Chgl (Qu) 82533 Aldosterone/Cortisol Ratio, Adrenal Vein Sampling 1 Site, S/O File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$16.00	$32.00	—	50%
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA · (434) 654-7000 Chgl Cortisol Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$71.50	$143.00	—	50%
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VA · (434) 654-7000 Chgl Cortisol Urine Free+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$74.50	$149.00	—	50%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $16.00, median $16.00, highest $16.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $16.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.

2 rows held back from this comparison

They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 82533 ($92.72). 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.

Hospital	Cash price	File
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VAChgl (Qu) Aldosterone/Cortisol Ratio, 2 Sites, S/O	$5.00	file
Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital Charlottesville, VAChgl (Qu) Aldosterone/Cortisol Ratio, 3 Sites, S/O	$5.00	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.