Lab tests CPT 83970 Outpatient

PTH test cost in Meriden, CT

In Meriden, CT, 1 hospital lists a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $343.95 to $343.95, with a median of $343.95. Across Connecticut, the median is $180.91 at 18 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83970, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$343.95Midstate Medical Center
Median$343.95half of hospitals charge less
Highest$343.95in 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 Meriden, CT.

median
Lowest $343.95Highest $343.95

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Midstate Medical Center lowest Meriden, CT · (203) 694-8200 HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE+1 more line at this price source file $343.95 $343.95 $39.22–$56.74 —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $343.95, median $343.95, highest $343.95.

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.