PTH test cost in Lakeland, FL
In Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $33.20 to $1,038.29, with a median of $172.68. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital — $139.48 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $130.03 at 81 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital lowest Lakeland, FL Hb Assay Of Parathormone - Pth Intact | $33.20 | $83.00 | — | 60% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL HC PTH INTACT | $172.68 | $172.68 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Lake Wales Lake Wales, FL HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT WITH CALCIUM - ARUP | $172.68 | $172.68 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL HC PTH INTACT | $1,038.29 | $1,038.29 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Adventhealth Heart of Florida Davenport, FL HC PTH INTACT - PTH INTACT WITH CALCIUM - ARUP | $1,038.29 | $1,038.29 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $33.20, median $172.68, highest $1,038.29 — a 31.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $172.68. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83970 ($168.28). 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.
| Orlando Health Lakeland Highlands Hospital Lakeland, FLHb Parathyroid Hormone-Ref | $14.80 | file |