Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $131.78 to $183.85, with a median of $149.38. The lowest listed price is at Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital — $17.60 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $125.50 at 64 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$131.78Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital
Median$149.38half pay less
Highest$183.85in this market
Difference1.4×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.

median
Lowest $131.78Highest $183.85

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Nicholas H. Noyes Memorial Hospital lowest Dansville, NY · (585) 335-6001 CHG ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE $131.78 $221.00 — 40% —
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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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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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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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Inpatient: lowest $131.78, median $149.38, highest $183.85 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $136.19 — 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.