Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Greenville, SC

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 2 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $272.40 to $339.70, with a median of $306.05. The lowest listed price is at St Francis Hospital — $33.65 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $127.50 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities 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$272.40St Francis Hospital
Median$306.05half pay less
Highest$339.70in this market
Difference1.2×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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $272.40Highest $339.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So Parathyroid Hormone $272.40 $454.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital lowest Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC So Parathyroid Hormone $272.40 $454.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Assay of Parathormone $284.40 $474.00 — 40% —
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St Francis Hospital Greenville, SC · (800) 805-5678 HC Assay of Parathormone $284.40 $474.00 — 40% —
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Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville, SC · (864) 271-3444 ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE $339.70 $339.70 $41.28–$346.40 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $272.40, median $306.05, highest $339.70 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $272.40. 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 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.