Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Plainview, TX

In Plainview, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $243.60 to $243.60, with a median of $243.60. Across Texas, the median is $216.72 at 101 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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$243.60Methodist Hospital Plainview
Median$243.60half pay less
Highest$243.60in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Hospital Plainview Plainview, TX · (806) 296-5531 HC PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) $243.60 $580.00 — 58% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $243.60, median $243.60, highest $243.60.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $243.60. 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.