PTH test cost in Merced, CA — inpatient
In Merced, CA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $34.51 to $400.00, with a median of $217.26. The lowest listed price is at Mercy Medical Center — $182.75 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $110.25 at 188 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 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 Merced, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center lowest Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 H-PTH INTACT 8119 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $34.51 | $67.00 | $40.20–$62.98 | 48% |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 BM-PTH-INTRAOP File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $87.55 | $170.00 | $102.00–$159.80 | 49% |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 BM-PTH-INTACT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $92.70 | $180.00 | $108.00–$169.20 | 49% |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 PTH-INTACT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $94.76 | $184.00 | $110.40–$172.96 | 49% |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CA · (209) 564-5000 PTH-INTRAOP File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $118.45 | $230.00 | $138.00–$216.20 | 49% |
| Memorial Hospital Los Banos Los Banos, CA · (209) 826-0591 HCHG CORE PTH INTACT+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $400.00 | $400.00 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $34.51, median $217.26, highest $400.00 — a 11.6× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $217.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83970 ($161.32). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CARL-A-PTH-INT 70346 | $3.09 | file |
| Mercy Medical Center Merced, CAH-PTH-INTCT W/CAGRAPH8133 | $3.61 | file |