Lab tests CPT 83970 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

PTH test cost in Winfield, AL — inpatient

In Winfield, AL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test as an inpatient: from $22.20 to $22.20, with a median of $22.20. Across Alabama, the median is $135.54 at 40 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 83970, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$22.20North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion
Median$22.20half pay less
Highest$22.20in 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 Winfield, AL.

median
Lowest $22.20Highest $22.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion lowest Winfield, AL · (205) 487-7000 PTH C TERMINAL $22.20 $74.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion lowest Winfield, AL · (205) 487-7000 PTH INTACT $22.20 $74.00 — 70% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $22.20, median $22.20, highest $22.20.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $22.20 — 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.

1 row held back from this comparison

It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 83970 ($179.47). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.

North Mississippi Health Services - South Marion Winfield, ALPARATHORMONE (PTH) $9.90 file