Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Cleveland, OH

In Cleveland, OH, 24 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $120.40 to $448.00, with a median of $185.25. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $64.85 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $135.00 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 24 facilities across 20 cities for code 83970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.

Lowest$120.40Metrohealth System
Median$185.25half pay less
Highest$448.00in this market
Difference3.7×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 Cleveland, OH.

median
Lowest $120.40Highest $500.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc Parathyroid Hormone $120.40 $344.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC Assay of Parathormone $140.40 $234.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC Assay of Parathormone $141.60 $236.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC So Parathyroid Hormone $166.80 $278.00 — 40% —
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE $185.25 $285.00 $72.42–$285.00 35% Jun 16, 2026
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Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $0.95–$92.88 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $0.95–$92.88 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $0.95–$92.99 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 PARATHYROID HORMONE INTACT $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $0.95–$92.99 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $0.95–$92.99 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $0.95–$92.99 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $23.57–$45.41 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $0.95–$92.99 35% Jun 15, 2026
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 16, 2026
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Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $198.00 $264.00 $19.53–$237.60 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $198.00 $264.00 $19.53–$249.48 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC So Parathyroid Hormone $207.00 $345.00 — 40% —
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Southwest General Health Center Middleburg Heights, OH · (440) 816-8000 PARATHYROID HORMO INTACT $242.25 $323.00 $103.36–$323.00 25% Jul 1, 2026
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Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $19.53–$453.60 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $23.53–$453.60 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $19.48–$453.60 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $19.53–$453.60 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $19.53–$453.60 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $41.28–$453.60 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $19.53–$453.60 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $396.75 $529.00 $19.53–$476.10 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $396.75 $529.00 $19.53–$476.10 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Noncdm Charge Record $448.00 $448.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $462.00 $616.00 $19.53–$582.12 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $462.00 $616.00 $19.53–$554.40 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $19.53–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $19.53–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $23.53–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $19.48–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $41.28–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $19.53–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $19.53–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $19.53–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $19.53–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $120.40, median $185.25, highest $448.00 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 23 facilities here, median $185.25. 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 12 of 20 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83970 ($168.28). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

Summa Health System Akron, OHHc Pth Intact $7.02 file