PTH test cost in St. Louis, MO — inpatient
In St. Louis, MO-IL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $38.57 to $373.44, with a median of $96.05. The lowest listed price is at Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital — $57.48 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $155.43 at 30 hospitals.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 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 Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO PARATHYROID HORMONES INTACT | $143.03 | $143.03 | $143.03 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO INTACT PARATHYROID HORMON | $143.03 | $143.03 | $143.03 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO PARATHYROID HORMONE | $143.03 | $143.03 | $143.03 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO PARA THYROID INTACT C TERMINAL | $143.03 | $143.03 | $143.03 | — | Mar 16, 2026 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 Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO PARATHYROID HORMONE | $373.44 | $373.44 | $373.44 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO PARA THYROID INTACT C TERMINAL | $373.44 | $373.44 | $373.44 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO PARATHYROID HORMONES INTACT | $373.44 | $373.44 | $373.44 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO INTACT PARATHYROID HORMON | $376.62 | $376.62 | $376.62 | — | Mar 16, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $38.57, median $96.05, highest $373.44 — a 9.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $142.03 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 5 of 7 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.