Lab tests CPT 82533 Outpatient

Cortisol test cost in Memphis, TN

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 13 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total: from $24.86 to $162.27, with a median of $57.12. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp — $32.26 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $54.60 at 88 hospitals.

Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities 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 Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$24.86Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp

Median$57.12half of hospitals charge less

Highest$162.27in this market

Difference6.5×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

median

Lowest $24.86Highest $162.27

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Total Cortisol - Cortisol source file	$24.86	$113.00	—	78%
Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Total Cortisol - Cortisol source file	$49.50	$225.00	$6.85–$122.63	78%
Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Total Cortisol - Cortisol source file	$49.50	$225.00	$6.85–$122.63	78%
Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS · (662) 932-9000 HC Total Cortisol - Cortisol source file	$49.50	$225.00	$6.85–$122.63	78%
Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Total Cortisol - Cortisol source file	$49.50	$225.00	$6.85–$122.63	78%
Methodist Le Bonheur Germantown Hospital Germantown, TN · (901) 516-8274 HC Total Cortisol - Cortisol source file	$49.50	$225.00	$6.85–$122.63	78%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 CORTISOL TOTAL SALIVA File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file	$57.12	$238.00	$14.18–$214.20	76%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR · (870) 394-7800 CORTISOL TOTAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file	$63.75	$425.00	$15.48–$340.00	85%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS · (662) 772-4000 CORTISOL TOTAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file	$78.20	$391.00	$15.48–$351.90	80%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN CORTISOL TOTAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file	$89.25	$425.00	$15.48–$382.50	79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN · (901) 226-5000 CORTISOL TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$89.25	$425.00	$15.48–$382.50	79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN · (901) 226-5000 CORTISOL TOTAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file	$89.25	$425.00	$15.48–$382.50	79%
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN · (901) 476-2621 CORTISOL TOTAL File of Feb 27, 2026 · source file	$101.52	$423.00	$14.18–$380.70	76%
Regional One Health Memphis, TN · (901) 545-7928 1809460000 - Cortisol, Random source file	$162.27	$296.11	$14.38–$236.89	45%

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 $24.86, median $57.12, highest $162.27 — a 6.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $53.31. 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 12 of 12 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.

5 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
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, ARCORTISOL TOTAL SALIVA	$5.70	file
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TNCORTISOL TOTAL SALIVA	$7.98	file
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TNCORTISOL TOTAL SALIVA	$7.98	file
Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TNCORTISOL TOTAL SALIVA	$7.98	file
Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MSCORTISOL TOTAL SALIVA	$9.20	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.