PTH test cost in Milwaukee, WI
In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 17 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $120.00 to $250.80, with a median of $120.00. The lowest listed price is at Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro and 8 other hospitals. Across Wisconsin, the median is $175.67 at 80 hospitals.
Cash prices at 17 facilities across 11 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 Nov 21, 2025 and Mar 23, 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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora St Lukes South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro lowest Cudahy, WI PARATHYROID HORMONE | $120.00 | $240.00 | $33.02–$204.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center lowest West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 PARATHYROID HORMONE | $120.00 | $240.00 | $33.02–$204.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Grafton lowest Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 PARATHYROID HORMONE | $120.00 | $240.00 | $33.02–$204.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Summit lowest Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 PARATHYROID HORMONE | $120.00 | $240.00 | $33.02–$204.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Washington County lowest Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 PARATHYROID HORMONE | $120.00 | $240.00 | $33.02–$204.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Medical Center Kenosha lowest Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 PARATHYROID HORMONE | $120.00 | $240.00 | $33.02–$204.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Psychiatric Hospital lowest Wauwatosa, WI · (414) 454-6600 PARATHYROID HORMONE | $120.00 | $240.00 | $33.02–$204.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora Sinai Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro lowest Milwaukee, WI PARATHYROID HORMONE | $120.00 | $240.00 | $33.02–$204.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 PARATHYROID HORMONE | $120.00 | $240.00 | $33.02–$204.00 | 50% | Nov 21, 2025 source file |
| Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare - Southeast Wisconsin Franklin, WI HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $132.50 | $250.00 | $43.34–$193.99 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Franklin, WI HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $132.50 | $250.00 | $43.34–$193.99 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $132.50 | $250.00 | $43.34–$193.99 | 47% | — source file |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $132.50 | $250.00 | $43.34–$193.99 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Glendale, WI PARATHYROID HORMONE-INTACT | $187.09 | $353.00 | $40.04–$100.68 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $249.10 | $470.00 | $43.34–$188.37 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Ozaukee Mequon, WI HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $249.10 | $470.00 | $43.34–$188.37 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $249.10 | $470.00 | $43.34–$188.37 | 47% | — source file |
| Columbia St. Mary's Hospital Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $249.10 | $470.00 | $43.34–$188.37 | 47% | — source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC PTH INTACT | $250.80 | $456.00 | $319.20–$433.20 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC PTH INTACT | $250.80 | $456.00 | $319.20–$433.20 | 45% | Mar 23, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $120.00, median $120.00, highest $250.80 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $120.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 14 of 17 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.