PTH test cost in Manchester, NH
In Manchester-Nashua, NH, 3 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $181.35 to $196.10, with a median of $185.40. The lowest listed price is at St Joseph Hospital of Nashua — $4.05 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $190.75 at 6 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 22, 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 Manchester-Nashua, NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC PARATHYROID HORMONE | $181.35 | $465.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| St Joseph Hospital of Nashua lowest Nashua, NH · (603) 882-3000 HC SO PARATHYROID HORMONE | $181.35 | $465.00 | — | 61% | — source file |
| Monadnock Community Hospital Peterborough, NH · (603) 924-7191 iPTH | $185.40 | $309.00 | — | 40% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Elliot Hospital Manchester, NH · (603) 669-5300 Hc Assay Of Parathormone | $196.10 | $530.00 | — | 63% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $181.35, median $185.40, highest $196.10 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $185.40. 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.