Lab tests CPT 83525 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Insulin test cost in Durham, NC — inpatient

In Durham, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for insulin blood test as an inpatient: from $54.00 to $54.00, with a median of $54.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $64.00 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83525, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$54.00DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Median$54.00half pay less
Highest$54.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Durham, NC.

median
Lowest $54.00Highest $54.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL lowest Durham, NC Insulin Total $54.00 $200.00 $10.82–$130.00 73% —
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DUKE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL lowest Durham, NC Insulin Total $54.00 $200.00 $45.80–$200.00 73% —
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Inpatient: lowest $54.00, median $54.00, highest $54.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $54.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.