Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Santa Rosa, CA — inpatient

In Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA, 4 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $43.35 to $240.80, with a median of $90.53. The lowest listed price is at Petaluma Valley Hospital and 1 other hospital — $47.18 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $126.07 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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$43.35Petaluma Valley Hospital + 1 more
Median$90.53half pay less
Highest$240.80in this market
Difference5.6×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 Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA.

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Lowest $43.35Highest $240.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Petaluma Valley Hospital lowest Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) $43.35 $85.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital lowest Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) $43.35 $85.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Petaluma Valley Hospital Petaluma, CA · (707) 778-1111 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE LAB $88.82 $174.15 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 525-5300 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE LAB $88.82 $174.15 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) $137.70 $270.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Healdsburg Hospital Healdsburg, CA · (707) 431-6500 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE LAB $137.70 $270.00 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Santa Rosa Santa Rosa, CA · (707) 571-4000 ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE $240.80 $430.00 $38.00–$120.00 44% —
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Inpatient: lowest $43.35, median $90.53, highest $240.80 — a 5.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $90.53 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.