Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $126.34 to $127.54, with a median of $126.94. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center — $0.60 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $158.22 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$126.34St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center
Median$126.94half pay less
Highest$127.54in 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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median
Lowest $126.34Highest $132.67

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 PTH INTACT (SVI) $126.34 $497.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center lowest Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 PTH-RELATED PROTEIN $126.34 $497.00 — 75% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 PTH INTACT (SVI) $127.54 $497.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 PTH-RELATED PROTEIN $127.54 $497.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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St Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 #PTH(PARATHYROID HORMONE)INTAC $132.67 $517.00 — 74% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $126.34, median $126.94, highest $127.54.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $126.34 — 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.