Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Greenville, SC — inpatient

In Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $272.40 to $272.40, with a median of $272.40. Across South Carolina, the median is $127.50 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$272.40St Francis Hospital
Median$272.40half pay less
Highest$272.40in 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 Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC.

median
Lowest $272.40Highest $284.40

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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Inpatient: lowest $272.40, median $272.40, highest $272.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $306.05 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.