Lab tests CPT 82533 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Cortisol test cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for cortisol blood test, total as an inpatient: from $18.20 to $59.89, with a median of $59.89. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $41.69 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $82.99 at 46 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 82533, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$18.20Legacy Silverton Medical Center

Median$59.89half of hospitals charge less

Highest$59.89in this market

Difference3.3×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 Salem, OR.

median

Lowest $18.20Highest $59.89

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA (CAH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$18.20	$28.00	—	35%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC BF CORTISOL SALIVA File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$19.50	$30.00	—	35%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CAH PROFILE 4 PART 1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$22.93	$35.28	—	35%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CORTISOL STIMULATED+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$42.25	$65.00	—	35%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CORTISOL 30 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$49.40	$76.00	—	35%
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC CORTISOL 60 MIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$52.00	$80.00	—	35%
Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG CORTISOL, SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$59.89	$113.00	—	47%
West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG CORTISOL TOTAL+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$59.89	$113.00	—	47%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $18.20, median $59.89, highest $59.89 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $59.89 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is 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
Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, ORHC CORTISOL	$3.90	file

File Link to the hospital's own price file.