Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Myrtle Beach, SC — inpatient

In Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $98.00 to $214.42, with a median of $214.42. The lowest listed price is at Conway Medical Center — $116.42 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $200.20 at 35 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$98.00Conway Medical Center
Median$214.42half pay less
Highest$214.42in this market
Difference2.2×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 Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC.

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Lowest $98.00Highest $288.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Parathyroid Hormone, Intact $98.00 $98.00 $19.60–$70.56 — —
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Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Intraoperative Parathyr Post Add Spec $98.00 $98.00 $19.60–$70.56 — —
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Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Intraoperative Parathyr Post Operative $98.00 $98.00 $19.60–$70.56 — —
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Conway Medical Center lowest Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Intraoperative Parathyroid Baseline $98.00 $98.00 $19.60–$70.56 — —
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McLeod Health Loris, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $214.42 $302.00 $41.28–$248.91 29% —
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McLeod Health Myrtle Beach, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $214.42 $302.00 $41.28–$248.91 29% —
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McLeod Health E Little River, SC · (843) 716-7000 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE - PTH INTACT $214.42 $302.00 $41.28–$248.91 29% —
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Conway Medical Center Conway, SC · (843) 347-8037 Parathyroid Hormone Intact $288.00 $288.00 $57.60–$207.36 — —
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Inpatient: lowest $98.00, median $214.42, highest $214.42 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $214.42 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 3 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.