Lab tests CPT 82533 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Cortisol test cost in El Paso, TX — inpatient

In El Paso, TX, 3 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total as an inpatient: from $10.58 to $15.20, with a median of $10.58. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center Surgical Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Texas, the median is $82.00 at 275 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 82533, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$10.58University Medical Center Surgical Hospital + 1 more

Median$10.58half of hospitals charge less

Highest$15.20in this market

Difference1.4×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 El Paso, TX.

median

Lowest $10.58Highest $39.04

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital lowest Dieter El Paso, TX ALDOSTERONE/CORTISOL RATIO source file	$10.58	$52.92	$5.87–$11,117.96	80%
University Medical Center El Paso lowest El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ALDOSTERONE/CORTISOL RATIO source file	$10.58	$52.92	$5.87–$11,117.96	80%
El Paso Children's Hospital El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7148 CORTISOL TOTAL (PLASMA)+1 more line at this price source file	$15.20	$76.00	$15.88–$60.80	80%
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 CORTISOL TOTAL A.M. source file	$30.08	$150.40	$5.87–$11,117.96	80%
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX CORTISOL TOTAL A.M. source file	$30.08	$150.40	$5.87–$11,117.96	80%
University Medical Center El Paso El Paso, TX · (915) 521-7602 ACTH STIMULATION TEST source file	$39.04	$195.20	$5.87–$11,117.96	80%
University Medical Center Surgical Hospital Dieter El Paso, TX SH ACTH STIMULATION TEST+1 more line at this price source file	$39.04	$195.20	$5.87–$11,117.96	80%

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 $10.58, median $10.58, highest $15.20 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $15.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.