Lab tests CPT 82977 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

GGT test cost in Minden, LA — inpatient

In Minden, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT) blood test as an inpatient: from $7.34 to $72.90, with a median of $40.12. The lowest listed price is at Springhill Medical Center — $32.78 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $24.67 at 56 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 82977, 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$7.34Springhill Medical Center
Median$40.12half pay less
Highest$72.90in this market
Difference9.9×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 $7.34Highest $72.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Springhill Medical Center lowest Springhill, LA · (318) 539-1000 GAMMA GT $7.34 $21.60 $7.20–$15.12 66% —
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Minden Medical Center Minden, LA · (318) 377-2321 GAMMA GT $72.90 $243.00 $7.20–$243.00 70% Sep 1, 2026
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Minden Medical Center Minden, LA · (318) 377-2321 ASSAY OF GGT $72.90 $243.00 $7.20–$243.00 70% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.34, median $40.12, highest $72.90 — a 9.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $40.12 — 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 GGT test measures a liver enzyme that rises with bile duct problems and heavy alcohol use. It helps tell whether a high alkaline phosphatase comes from the liver or bone.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.