Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Allentown, PA — inpatient

In Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ, 1 hospital lists a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $47.47 to $47.47, with a median of $47.47. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $209.40 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$47.47Hackettstown Medical Center
Median$47.47half pay less
Highest$47.47in 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 Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ.

median
Lowest $47.47Highest $47.47

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Parathormone Intraop POC $47.47 $2,860.00 — 98% —
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Hackettstown Medical Center lowest Hackettstown, NJ · (908) 852-5100 Parathormone $47.47 $189.00 — 75% —
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Inpatient: lowest $47.47, median $47.47, highest $47.47.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $47.47 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A PTH test measures parathyroid hormone, which controls calcium in the blood. It is ordered when calcium is high or low, in kidney disease, and in some people with kidney stones or osteoporosis.

What the price covers

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