Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient

In Kansas City, MO-KS, 5 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $105.56 to $538.80, with a median of $174.72. The lowest listed price is at NKC Health — $69.16 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $155.43 at 30 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$105.56NKC Health
Median$174.72half pay less
Highest$538.80in this market
Difference5.1×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 Kansas City, MO-KS.

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Lowest $105.56Highest $538.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
NKC Health lowest North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 PTH INTACT $105.56 $364.00 $218.40–$297.75 71% Mar 6, 2026
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 PTH (PARATHYROID HORMONE) MAIN $174.72 $364.00 $174.72–$327.60 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 PTH (PARATHYROID HORMONE) MAIN $174.72 $364.00 $174.72–$327.60 52% —
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PTH INTACT FNA - ARUP $538.80 $538.80 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PTH INTACT $538.80 $538.80 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PTH INTACT $538.80 $538.80 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PTH INTACT FNA - ARUP $538.80 $538.80 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT AND CALCIUM $538.80 $538.80 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT AND CALCIUM $538.80 $538.80 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $105.56, median $174.72, highest $538.80 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $174.72 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.