Lab tests CPT 82533 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Cortisol test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 4 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total as an inpatient: from $12.85 to $91.14, with a median of $55.28. The lowest listed price is at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital — $42.43 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $102.69 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 82533, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 12, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$12.85Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Median$55.28half pay less
Highest$91.14in this market
Difference7.1×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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

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Lowest $12.85Highest $119.35

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 CORTISOL, BLOOD $12.85 $42.00 $14.49–$39.90 69% —
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 PCH CAH ES CORTISOL $18.05 $59.00 $20.35–$56.05 69% —
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 PCH SALIVARY CORTISOL $20.81 $68.00 $23.46–$64.60 69% —
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH · (603) 650-5000 PCH ES-CORTISOL $22.34 $73.00 $25.18–$69.35 69% —
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 CORTISOL $51.15 $93.00 $8.31–$620.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 SALIVARY CORTISOL $51.15 $93.00 $8.31–$620.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Gifford Medical Center Randolph, VT · (802) 728-4441 CORTISOL TOTAL $59.41 $118.81 $87.93–$112.87 50% Feb 12, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 L500179 Salivary Cortisol MS $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 Cortisol L104000 $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 L104018 Cortisol, AM $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 L104026 Cortisol, PM $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 82533 Cortisol; total $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 Cortisol (3 Specimens) L028498 $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 Cortisol Dexame Reflex L503990 $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 Cortisl, Salvry (2 sp) L502120 $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 82533 Salivary Cortisol $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 CBG with Free Cortisol L500440 $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 Cortisol L004051 $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Speare Memorial Hospital Plymouth, NH · (603) 536-1120 Cortisol, ACTH StimulL140761 $91.14 $147.00 — 38% Jul 1, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 CORTISOL-SERUM TOTAL $119.35 $217.00 $8.31–$620.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 TOTAL CORTISOL $119.35 $217.00 $8.31–$620.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH · (603) 542-7771 DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION 8AM $119.35 $217.00 $8.31–$620.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $12.85, median $55.28, highest $91.14 — a 7.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $75.28 — 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 2 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.