Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Spokane, WA — inpatient

In Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $113.40 to $162.40, with a median of $150.50. The lowest listed price is at Providence St Joseph Hospital — $37.10 less than the median here. Across Washington, the median is $216.78 at 32 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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$113.40Providence St Joseph Hospital
Median$150.50half pay less
Highest$162.40in 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 Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA.

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Lowest $113.40Highest $592.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Providence St Joseph Hospital lowest Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PTH $113.40 $162.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PTH $150.50 $215.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PTH $162.40 $232.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PARATHYROID HORMONE $207.90 $297.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE LAB $207.90 $297.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) $207.90 $297.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PTH INTACT $207.90 $297.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) $208.53 $297.90 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE LAB $208.53 $297.90 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) $220.50 $315.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE LAB $220.50 $315.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence St Joseph Hospital Chewelah, WA · (509) 935-8211 HC PTH INTACT $220.50 $315.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) $259.70 $371.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE LAB $259.70 $371.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Mount Carmel Hospital Colville, WA · (509) 684-2561 HC PTH INTACT $259.70 $371.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PARATHORMONE (PARATHYROID HORMONE) $276.50 $395.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE LAB $276.50 $395.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PTH INTACT $276.50 $395.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PTH $393.40 $562.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Holy Family Hospital Spokane, WA · (509) 482-0111 HC PTH C-TERMINAL $592.90 $847.00 — 30% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $113.40, median $150.50, highest $162.40 — a 1.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $156.45 — 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.