PTH test cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $50.40 to $253.80, with a median of $152.10. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $101.70 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $135.00 at 99 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 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Assay Of Parathormone | $50.40 | $56.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Parathormone.M86157 | $54.00 | $60.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Parathyroid Hormone,Intact | $192.60 | $214.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Assay of Parathormone | $253.80 | $423.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC So Parathyroid Hormone | $254.40 | $424.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $50.40, median $152.10, highest $253.80 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $152.40. 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.