Lab tests CPT 82533 Outpatient

Cortisol test cost in Richmond, KY

In Richmond-Berea, KY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total: from $80.03 to $202.73, with a median of $142.74. The lowest listed price is at CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf — $62.71 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $80.15 at 78 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 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 28, 2026 and Sep 18, 2026.

Lowest$80.03CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf

Median$142.74half of hospitals charge less

Highest$202.73in this market

Difference2.5×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 Richmond-Berea, KY.

median

Lowest $80.03Highest $202.73

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
CHI Saint Joseph Berea Nf lowest Berea, KY · (859) 986-3151 HC LAB CORTISOL TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$80.03	$166.00	$13.86–$151.06	52%
Rockcastle County Hospital Mount Vernon, KY · (606) 256-2195 Cortisol (hormone) measurement, total File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file	$139.08	$183.00	$12.23–$183.00	24%
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC Cortisol Total source file	$146.40	$244.00	—	40%
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC So Cortisol,Serum source file	$154.80	$258.00	—	40%
Baptist Health Richmond Richmond, KY · (859) 625-3114 Cortisol (hormone) measurement, total File of Sep 18, 2026 · source file	$202.73	$270.31	$13.86–$520.62	25%

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.

Outpatient: lowest $80.03, median $142.74, highest $202.73 — a 2.5× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $113.22. 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 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 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.