Cortisol test cost in Myrtle Beach, SC
In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 5 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total: from $28.00 to $164.72, with a median of $164.72. The lowest listed price is at Conway Medical Center — $136.72 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $137.80 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 5 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 Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Cortisol 1 Hour source file | $28.00 | $28.00 | $5.04–$20.36 | — |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Cortisol 30 Minute+2 more lines at this price source file | $39.00 | $39.00 | $7.02–$28.35 | — |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Little River, SC · (843) 692-1000 CORTISOL TOTAL SALIVARY File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $88.00 | $88.00 | $15.84–$83.60 | — |
| Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Cortisol PM (3-5) source file | $114.00 | $114.00 | $20.52–$82.88 | — |
| McLeod Seacoast E Little River, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC TOTAL CORTISOL SERUM LCMS,ENDO SCI+6 more lines at this price source file | $164.72 | $232.00 | $16.30–$185.60 | 29% |
| McLeod Loris Hospital Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC TOTAL CORTISOL - CORTISOL+6 more lines at this price source file | $164.72 | $232.00 | $16.30–$185.60 | 29% |
| McLeod Health Carolina Forest Myrtle Beach, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC TOTAL CORTISOL SERUM LCMS,ENDO SCI+6 more lines at this price source file | $164.72 | $232.00 | $16.30–$185.60 | 29% |
| Grand Strand Medical Center Little River, SC · (843) 692-1000 CORTISOL TOTAL+4 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $234.00 | $234.00 | $42.12–$222.30 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $28.00, median $164.72, highest $164.72 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $164.72. 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 3 of 5 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.