PTH test cost in Jacksonville, FL
In Jacksonville, FL, 13 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $17.00 to $320.00, with a median of $98.58. The lowest listed price is at HCA Florida Memorial Hospital — $81.58 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $98.58 at 169 hospitals.
- The median here, $98.58, is 41% below the US median of $168.28.
- That is 2.4× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($41.28).
- Jacksonville, FL ranks 3rd of 4 metro areas in Florida by median, cheapest first.
- 3 of 13 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 83970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 31, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 12, 2025 and Sep 1, 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 Jacksonville, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital lowest Jacksonville, FL · (904) 702-6111 PTH C TERMINAL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $17.00 | $17.00 | $1.43–$15.30 | — |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Middleburg, FL · (904) 276-8500 PTH C TERMINAL File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $19.01 | $19.01 | $1.60–$17.11 | — |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB PTH, N-TERM+2 more lines at this price File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $61.79 | $112.34 | $19.24–$48.30 | 45% |
| Baptist Medical Center of Nassau Fernandina Beach, FL · (904) 321-3500 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $98.58 | $159.00 | $17.48–$99.07 | 38% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Fleming Island, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $98.58 | $159.00 | $31.80–$155.82 | 38% |
| Baptist Medical Center of the Beaches Jacksonville Beach, FL · (904) 247-2900 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $98.58 | $159.00 | $31.80–$155.82 | 38% |
| Baptist Health Medical Center - Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT+1 more line at this price File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $98.58 | $159.00 | $31.80–$155.82 | 38% |
| Baptist Medical Center South Jacksonville, FL · (904) 202-2000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT File of Feb 6, 2026 · source file | $98.58 | $159.00 | $17.48–$99.07 | 38% |
| Ascension St Vincent's St Johns County Saint Johns, FL · (904) 450-6020 PTH INTACT W/CALCIUM+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $104.90 | $283.50 | $36.33–$283.50 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Riverside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 308-7300 PTH INTACT W/CALCIUM+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $104.90 | $283.50 | $36.33–$104.89 | 63% |
| St. Vincent's Medical Center-Clay County Middleburg, FL · (904) 602-1000 PTH INTACT W/CALCIUM+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $104.90 | $283.50 | $36.33–$283.50 | 63% |
| Ascension St Vincent's Southside Jacksonville, FL · (904) 296-3700 PTH INTACT W/CALCIUM+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file | $104.90 | $283.50 | $36.33–$283.50 | 63% |
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FL · (904) 244-4000 HB PARATHYROID HORMONE File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file | $237.68 | $432.14 | $19.24–$48.30 | 45% |
| ED Fraser Memorial Hospital Macclenny, FL · (904) 259-3151 PTH (N-TERMINAL)+2 more lines at this price File of Nov 12, 2025 · source file | $320.00 | $320.00 | $40.45–$320.00 | — |
| HCA Florida Memorial Hospital Jacksonville, FL · (904) 702-6111 PTH INTACT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $539.00 | $539.00 | $45.28–$485.10 | — |
| HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital Middleburg, FL · (904) 276-8500 PTH INTACT File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $776.95 | $776.95 | $65.26–$699.25 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $17.00, median $98.58, highest $320.00 — a 18.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $104.90. 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 8 of 13 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 PTH test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: PTH test explained.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83970 ($141.91). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| University of Florida Health in Jacksonville Jacksonville, FLHB SO PTH INTACT | $5.50 | file |