Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Slidell, LA

In Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $17.36 to $17.36, with a median of $17.36. Across Louisiana, the median is $85.76 at 13 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Jul 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$17.36Lakeview Hospital
Median$17.36half pay less
Highest$17.36in this market
Difference1.0×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 Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA.

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Lowest $17.36Highest $37.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington, LA Pth Io 10 Min Post Ex $17.36 $124.00 $124.00–$94.91 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington, LA Parathy Hormone $17.36 $124.00 $124.00–$94.91 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington, LA Pth C-Terminal $17.36 $124.00 $124.00–$94.91 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington, LA Pth Io Baseline $17.36 $124.00 $124.00–$94.91 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington, LA Labcorp Pth Intact $17.36 $124.00 $124.00–$94.91 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital lowest Covington, LA Pth N-Terminal $17.36 $124.00 $124.00–$94.91 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Lakeview Hospital Covington, LA Intact Parathyroid $37.80 $270.00 $130.44–$94.91 86% Jul 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $17.36, median $17.36, highest $17.36.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.