Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient

In Cleveland, OH, 23 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: 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 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . 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 Hc Parathyroid Hormone $120.40 $344.00 — 65% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health Allen Hospital LLC Oberlin, OH HC So Parathyroid Hormone $166.80 $278.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Allen Hospital LLC Oberlin, OH HC Assay of Parathormone $183.60 $306.00 — 40% —
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Mayfield Heights, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Marymount Hospital INC Garfield Heights, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Medina Hospital Medina, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 16, 2026
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Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Warrensville Heights, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE INTACT $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH PARATHYROID HORMONE ASSAY $185.25 $285.00 $80.60–$285.00 35% Jun 15, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Conneaut, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $198.00 $264.00 $121.44–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Geneva, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $198.00 $264.00 $121.44–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Mercy Health Regional Medical Center LLC Lorain, OH HC So Parathyroid Hormone $207.00 $345.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Regional Medical Center LLC Lorain, OH HC Assay of Parathormone $239.40 $399.00 — 40% —
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University Hospitals Health System Elyria, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $231.84–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $231.84–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Beachwood, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $231.84–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Beachwood, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $182.45–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Westlake, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $215.71–$453.60 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Parma, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $231.84–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Chardon, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $378.00 $504.00 $195.05–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $396.75 $529.00 $264.50–$476.10 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $396.75 $529.00 $204.72–$476.10 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Summa Health System Akron, OH Noncdm Charge Record $448.00 $448.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Conneaut, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $462.00 $616.00 $283.36–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Geneva, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $462.00 $616.00 $283.36–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $333.50–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Cleveland, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $258.13–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Elyria, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $306.82–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Beachwood, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $241.45–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Chardon, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $258.13–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Westlake, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $285.48–$600.30 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Beachwood, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $306.82–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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University Hospitals Health System Parma, OH HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - FNAB NEEDLE WASH $500.25 $667.00 $306.82–$900.00 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 $306.82–$900.00 25% Jul 14, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $120.40, median $185.25, highest $448.00 — a 3.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $185.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 19 of 19 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