PTH test cost in St. Louis, MO
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 12 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $38.57 to $324.30, with a median of $142.03. The lowest listed price is at Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital — $103.46 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $155.43 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 10 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 24, 2026 and Apr 24, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in St. Louis, MO-IL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital lowest Maryland Heights, MO · (314) 872-6400 PTH, Intact and Calcium | $38.57 | $48.21 | — | 20% | Apr 24, 2026 source file |
| St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL · (618) 651-2600 HC PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) | $46.08 | $64.00 | $12.80–$64.00 | 28% | — source file |
| St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL · (618) 526-4511 ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE | $94.32 | $131.00 | $24.59–$131.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Hshs Holy Family Hospital Greenville, IL · (618) 664-1230 HC PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) | $95.76 | $133.00 | $25.81–$133.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Gateway Regional Medical Center Granite City, IL · (618) 798-3000 PARATHORMONE PTH | $96.33 | $160.55 | $160.55 | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Pth Intact Surg Baseline | $125.45 | $193.00 | $12.55–$193.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Pth Intact Surg Post Rese | $125.45 | $193.00 | $37.15–$92.88 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital South Saint Louis, MO · (314) 525-1000 Pth Intact | $125.45 | $193.00 | $37.15–$92.88 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Pth Intact | $158.60 | $244.00 | $37.15–$69.80 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Pth Intact | $158.60 | $244.00 | $37.15–$92.88 | 35% | — source file |
| St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) | $164.16 | $228.00 | $24.59–$228.00 | 28% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Pth Intact Surg Post Rese | $204.10 | $314.00 | $20.41–$314.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Pth Intact Surg Baseline | $204.10 | $314.00 | $20.41–$282.60 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Pth Intact Surg Baseline | $204.10 | $314.00 | $37.15–$92.88 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Washington Washington, MO Pth Intact Surg Post Rese | $204.10 | $314.00 | $20.41–$282.60 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital St Louis Saint Louis, MO Pth Intact | $218.40 | $336.00 | $37.15–$92.88 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Pth Intact Surg Baseline | $248.95 | $383.00 | $37.15–$92.88 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson Festus, MO Pth Intact Surg Post Rese | $248.95 | $383.00 | $37.15–$92.88 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Pth Intact | $260.00 | $400.00 | $36.51–$92.88 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Pth Intact Surg Post Rese | $267.80 | $412.00 | $26.78–$412.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln Troy, MO · (636) 528-8551 Pth Intact Surg Baseline | $268.45 | $413.00 | $26.85–$413.00 | 35% | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - St Louis Saint Louis, MO · (314) 432-3600 PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) LEVEL | $324.30 | $324.30 | $22.90–$70.92 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $38.57, median $142.03, highest $324.30 — a 8.4× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $96.05. 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 7 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.