PTH test cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $23.04 to $1,043.75, with a median of $657.78. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $634.74 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $187.60 at 17 hospitals.
Cash prices at 10 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 25, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO HC PARATHYROID HORMONE, FINE NEEDLE ASPIRATION (FNA) ARUP 2001491 | $23.04 | $65.82 | $22.58–$144.35 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO HC PTH RELATED PROTEIN | $44.28 | $126.49 | $41.28–$144.35 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO HC PTH INTACT | $50.58 | $144.51 | $41.28–$144.35 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| National Jewish Health Denver, CO HC PARATHORMONE; PTH | $68.75 | $98.21 | $3.58–$86.69 | 30% | — source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=CAP PTH | $187.20 | $288.00 | $28.80–$264.96 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=TOTAL PTH | $187.20 | $288.00 | $28.80–$264.96 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=INTACT PTH | $193.05 | $297.00 | $29.70–$273.24 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO HB=CSHB PTH | $222.30 | $342.00 | $34.20–$314.64 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Reunion Rehabilitation Hospital Inverness, LLC Englewood, CO Parathyroid hormone | $654.48 | $654.48 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Denver Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC Denver, CO Parathyroid hormone | $654.48 | $654.48 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT WITH CALCIUM - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC PTH INTACT WITHOUT CALCIUM - QWDL | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC PTH INTACT FNA - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC PTH INTRAOPERATIVE | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC PTH INTACT | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT AND CALCIUM | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC PTH INTACT - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT WITH CALCIUM - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC PTH INTACT WITHOUT CALCIUM - QWDL | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC PTH INTRAOPERATIVE | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC PTH INTACT | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT AND CALCIUM | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC PTH INTACT - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT WITH CALCIUM - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC PTH INTACT WITHOUT CALCIUM - QWDL | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC PTH INTACT FNA - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC PTH INTRAOPERATIVE | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO HC PTH INTACT | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO HC PTH INTACT FNA - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT AND CALCIUM | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC PTH INTACT - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT WITH CALCIUM - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC PTH INTACT WITHOUT CALCIUM - QWDL | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC PTH INTACT FNA - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC PTH INTRAOPERATIVE | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO HC PTH INTACT | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT AND CALCIUM | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO HC PTH INTACT - ARUP | $661.07 | $661.07 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC PARATHYROID HORMONE | $1,043.75 | $2,739.50 | $35.09–$2,465.55 | 62% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $23.04, median $657.78, highest $1,043.75 — a 45.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $657.78. 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 4 of 4 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.
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, COHC PARATHYROID HORMONE, INTACT ARUP 0070346 | $14.45 | file |