Lab tests CPT 82533 Outpatient

Cortisol test cost in Chico, CA

In Chico, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for cortisol blood test, total: from $21.00 to $21.00, with a median of $21.00. Across California, the median is $98.80 at 195 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 82533, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$21.00Oroville Hospital

Median$21.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$21.00in 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 Chico, CA.

median

Lowest $21.00Highest $116.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Oroville Hospital lowest Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 *Cortisol; Total source file	$21.00	$41.00	$11.00–$45.00	49%
Oroville Hospital Oroville, CA · (530) 533-8500 Cortisol; Total source file	$116.00	$232.00	$16.00–$255.00	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.

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.

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.

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Outpatient: lowest $21.00, median $21.00, highest $21.00.

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. 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is 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
Orchard Hospital Gridley, CACortisol (hormone) measurement, total	$5.90	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.