Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Syracuse, NY — inpatient

In Syracuse, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $147.55 to $148.00, with a median of $147.78. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Health Center — $0.23 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $125.50 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$147.55St Josephs Hospital Health Center
Median$147.78half pay less
Highest$148.00in 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 Syracuse, NY.

median
Lowest $147.55Highest $148.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Josephs Hospital Health Center lowest Syracuse, NY HC Parathormone (Pth) Intact $147.55 $227.00 $35.66–$204.30 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY 83970 ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE_01 $148.00 $148.00 — — —
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY 83970 ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE_02 $148.00 $148.00 — — —
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Inpatient: lowest $147.55, median $147.78, highest $148.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $147.78 — 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 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.