Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Fort Smith, AR

In Fort Smith, AR-OK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $110.50 to $110.50, with a median of $110.50. Across Arkansas, the median is $144.85 at 18 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 — and —.

Lowest$110.50Mercy Hospital Fort Smith
Median$110.50half pay less
Highest$110.50in this market
Difference1.0×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 Fort Smith, AR-OK.

median
Lowest $110.50Highest $177.45

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Pth Intact $110.50 $170.00 $37.43–$144.50 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Fort Smith lowest Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Pth Intact $110.50 $170.00 $37.43–$144.50 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Pth Intact Surg Post Rese $177.45 $273.00 $60.11–$232.05 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Pth Intact Surg Baseline $177.45 $273.00 $60.11–$232.05 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Pth Intact Surg Post Rese $177.45 $273.00 $60.11–$232.05 35% —
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Mercy Hospital Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR · (479) 314-6000 Pth Intact Surg Baseline $177.45 $273.00 $60.11–$232.05 35% —
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Outpatient: lowest $110.50, median $110.50, highest $110.50.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.