Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Augusta, GA

In Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $358.02 to $358.02, with a median of $358.02. Across Georgia, the median is $358.02 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$358.02Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col
Median$358.02half pay less
Highest$358.02in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta, GA · (706) 721-6569 Hc Assay Of Parathormone $358.02 $918.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $358.02, median $358.02, highest $358.02.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $358.02. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.