Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Virginia Beach, VA

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $55.00 to $275.47, with a median of $139.11. The lowest listed price is at Hospital for Extended Recovery and 4 other hospitals — $84.11 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $223.21 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities 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 Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$55.00Hospital for Extended Recovery + 4 more
Median$139.11half pay less
Highest$275.47in this market
Difference5.0×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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

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Lowest $55.00Highest $289.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Hospital for Extended Recovery lowest Norfolk, VA Chgl (Qu) Pth, Intact, Fine Needle Aspirate, S/O $55.00 $110.00 — 50% —
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Sentara Hospitals lowest Virginia Beach, VA Chgl (Qu) Pth, Intact, Fine Needle Aspirate, S/O $55.00 $110.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals lowest Norfolk, VA Chgl (Qu) Pth, Intact, Fine Needle Aspirate, S/O $55.00 $110.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals lowest Norfolk, VA Chgl (Qu) Pth, Intact, Fine Needle Aspirate, S/O $55.00 $110.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals lowest Hampton, VA Chgl (Qu) Pth, Intact, Fine Needle Aspirate, S/O $55.00 $110.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA Chgl (Qu) Pth, Intact, Fine Needle Aspirate, S/O $55.00 $110.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA Hc Assay Of Parathormone $223.21 $372.02 — 40% —
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Maryview Hospital LLC Portsmouth, VA HC So Parathyroid Hormone $234.00 $390.00 — 40% —
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Mary Immaculate Hospital LLC Newport News, VA HC So Parathyroid Hormone $234.00 $390.00 — 40% —
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Harbour View Medical Center LLC Suffolk, VA HC Assay of Parathormone $250.80 $418.00 — 40% —
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Maryview Hospital LLC Portsmouth, VA HC Assay of Parathormone $250.80 $418.00 — 40% —
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Mary Immaculate Hospital LLC Newport News, VA HC Assay of Parathormone $250.80 $418.00 — 40% —
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Fna Parathyroid (Pth) $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Parathormone Intact $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Additional $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Baseline $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Chgl Fna Parathyroid (Pth) $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Chgl Parathormone Intact $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Additional $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Baseline $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Chgl Fna Parathyroid (Pth) $253.50 $507.00 — 50% —
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Chgl Parathormone Intact $253.50 $507.00 — 50% —
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Additional $253.50 $507.00 — 50% —
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Baseline $253.50 $507.00 — 50% —
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Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Fna Parathyroid (Pth) $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Parathormone Intact $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Additional $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Baseline $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Fna Parathyroid (Pth) $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Parathormone Intact $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Additional $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Baseline $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Fna Parathyroid (Pth) $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Parathormone Intact $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Additional $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Pth Intraoperative Baseline $253.50 $507.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA PTH C-TERM(MID MOLECULE) $275.47 $306.08 $41.28–$290.78 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA INTACT PTH (IRMA) $289.24 $321.38 $41.28–$305.31 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA PTH N TERM(INTACT) $289.24 $321.38 $41.28–$305.31 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA PTH INTROPERATIVE $289.24 $321.38 $41.28–$305.31 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $55.00, median $139.11, highest $275.47 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $107.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.