Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Orangeburg, SC

In Orangeburg, SC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $97.00 to $97.00, with a median of $97.00. Across South Carolina, the median is $127.50 at 19 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 — and —.

Lowest$97.00Medical University Hospital Authority
Median$97.00half pay less
Highest$97.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Orangeburg, SC.

median
Lowest $97.00Highest $335.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Medical University Hospital Authority lowest Orangeburg, SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $97.00 $194.00 — 50% —
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Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg, SC HB PARATHORMONE/PTH/IRMA $335.00 $670.00 — 50% —
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Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg, SC HB PARATHORMONE/PTH INTRA-OP $335.00 $670.00 — 50% —
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Outpatient: lowest $97.00, median $97.00, highest $97.00.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $97.00. 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.