Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient

In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $153.84 to $330.00, with a median of $330.00. The lowest listed price is at Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc — $176.16 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $330.00 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$153.84Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc
Median$330.00half pay less
Highest$330.00in this market
Difference2.1×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 Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.

median
Lowest $153.84Highest $330.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc lowest Taunton, MA HC PARATHYROID HORMONE DETAIL $153.84 $153.84 — — —
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Saint Anne's Hospital, Lifespan of Massachusetts - Fall River Inc Fall River, MA HC PARATHYROID HORMONE DETAIL $199.72 $199.72 — — —
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Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI HC PARATHYROID HORMONE DETAIL $330.00 $330.00 — — —
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The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC PARATHYROID HORMONE DETAIL $330.00 $330.00 — — —
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Newport Hospital Newport, RI HC PARATHYROID HORMONE DETAIL $330.00 $330.00 — — —
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Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI HC PARATHYROID HORMONE DETAIL $330.00 $330.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $153.84, median $330.00, highest $330.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $330.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.