Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Rochester, NY

In Rochester, NY, 8 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $38.25 to $183.85, with a median of $136.19. The lowest listed price is at Strong Memorial Hospital and 1 other hospital — $97.94 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $125.50 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$38.25Strong Memorial Hospital + 1 more
Median$136.19half pay less
Highest$183.85in this market
Difference4.8×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 Rochester, NY.

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Lowest $38.25Highest $199.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Strong Memorial Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Parathyroid Hormone, Fna $38.25 — $36.74–$92.88 — —
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Highland Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Parathyroid Hormone, Fna $38.25 — $36.74–$92.88 — —
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Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 HB Assay of Parathormone $57.00 — — — —
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F.F. Thompson Hospital Canandaigua, NY · (585) 396-6000 HB Assay of Parathormone $123.00 — — — —
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Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 CHG ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE $131.78 $221.00 — 40% —
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Rochester General Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC PTH_ INTACT $149.38 $229.81 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC PTH_ INTACT $149.38 $229.81 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC PTH_ INTACT $149.38 $229.81 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC PTH_ INTACT $183.85 $229.81 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Strong Memorial Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 275-2121 HB Assay of Parathormone $199.75 — $36.74–$92.88 — —
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Highland Hospital Rochester, NY · (585) 341-6711 HB Assay of Parathormone $199.75 — $36.74–$92.88 — —
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Outpatient: lowest $38.25, median $136.19, highest $183.85 — a 4.8× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $149.38. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it below every plan's rate. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.