Lab tests CPT 82533 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Cortisol test cost in Minden, LA — inpatient

In Minden, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total as an inpatient: from $16.63 to $121.80, with a median of $69.22. The lowest listed price is at Springhill Medical Center — $52.59 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $38.06 at 58 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82533, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$16.63Springhill Medical Center

Median$69.22half of hospitals charge less

Highest$121.80in this market

Difference7.3×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 Minden, LA.

median

Lowest $16.63Highest $121.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Springhill Medical Center lowest Springhill, LA · (318) 539-1000 CORTISOL BLOOD TOTAL+1 more line at this price source file	$16.63	$48.90	$16.30–$34.23	66%
Springhill Medical Center Springhill, LA · (318) 539-1000 SALIVARY CORTISOL MS (ENDOCRINE SCIENCE) source file	$21.05	$61.90	$16.30–$43.33	66%
Minden Medical Center Minden, LA · (318) 377-2321 CORTISOL, A.M. SPECIMEN+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file	$121.80	$406.00	$16.30–$1,624.00	70%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $16.63, median $69.22, highest $121.80 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $69.22 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.