Insulin test cost in Winston-Salem, NC
In Winston-Salem, NC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Insulin blood test: from $57.50 to $64.00, with a median of $60.50. The lowest listed price is at Lexington Medical Center — $3.00 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $64.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 83525, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 8, 2025 and Oct 21, 2025.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Winston-Salem, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Medical Center lowest Lexington, NC HC ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL | $57.50 | $115.00 | $16.79–$106.26 | 50% | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run, NC HC ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL | $60.50 | $121.00 | $11.43–$108.90 | 50% | Oct 21, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem, NC HC ASSAY OF INSULIN TOTAL | $64.00 | $128.00 | $19.97–$115.20 | 50% | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $57.50, median $60.50, highest $64.00 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $60.50. 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
An insulin test measures insulin in the blood. It is used to investigate low blood sugar and sometimes to estimate insulin resistance.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.