PTH test cost in Boston, MA
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $69.23 to $400.00, with a median of $96.60. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South — $27.37 less than the median here. Across Massachusetts, the median is $153.84 at 19 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities 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 — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg Assay of Parathormone | $69.23 | $153.84 | $36.40–$394.86 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg Assay of Parathormone | $83.45 | $185.45 | $36.40–$475.07 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Assay of Parathormone | $96.30 | $214.00 | $35.71–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Assay of Parathormone - Pth Intact | $96.60 | $138.00 | $36.24–$179.13 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Assay of Parathormone - Pth Intact | $96.60 | $138.00 | $48.30–$169.53 | 30% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Assay of Parathormone - Pth Intact | $96.60 | $138.00 | $48.30–$530.75 | 30% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Parathyroid Hormone So | $125.00 | $125.00 | $36.40–$284.71 | — | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Parathyroid Hormone | $125.00 | $125.00 | $36.40–$284.71 | — | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg Assay of Parathormone | $125.10 | $278.00 | $35.71–$512.54 | 55% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $400.00 | $400.00 | $35.71–$817.41 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $69.23, median $96.60, highest $400.00 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $96.60. 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 8 of 8 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 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.