Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $180.60 to $236.40, with a median of $180.60. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$180.60Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital + 3 more
Median$180.60half pay less
Highest$236.40in this market
Difference1.3×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 $180.60Highest $236.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Assay of Parathormone $180.60 $301.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Assay of Parathormone $180.60 $301.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Assay of Parathormone $180.60 $301.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center lowest Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Assay of Parathormone $180.60 $301.00 — 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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Inpatient: lowest $180.60, median $180.60, highest $236.40 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $232.20 — 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.