Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Massena, NY

In Massena-Ogdensburg, NY, 3 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $79.56 to $306.98, with a median of $215.86. The lowest listed price is at Slhs Massena — $136.30 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $125.50 at 64 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.

Lowest$79.56Slhs Massena
Median$215.86half pay less
Highest$306.98in this market
Difference3.9×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 Massena-Ogdensburg, NY.

median
Lowest $79.56Highest $306.98

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Slhs Massena lowest Massena, NY · (315) 769-4234 HC PTH_ INTACT $79.56 $122.40 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Canton-Potsdam Hospital Potsdam, NY · (315) 265-3300 HC PTH_ INTACT $215.86 $332.09 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Gouverneur Hospital Gouverneur, NY · (315) 287-1000 HC PTH_ INTACT $306.98 $472.27 — 35% —
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Outpatient: lowest $79.56, median $215.86, highest $306.98 — a 3.9× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $215.86. 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.