Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Richmond, VA

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $232.20 to $236.40, with a median of $232.20. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond and 3 other hospitals. Across Virginia, the median is $223.21 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 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 — and —.

Lowest$232.20Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond + 3 more
Median$232.20half pay less
Highest$236.40in 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 Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $232.20Highest $236.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Assay of Parathormone $232.20 $387.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Assay of Parathormone $232.20 $387.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Assay of Parathormone $232.20 $387.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Assay of Parathormone $232.20 $387.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Assay of Parathormone $236.40 $788.00 — 70% —
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Outpatient: lowest $232.20, median $232.20, highest $236.40.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $180.60. 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.