Lab tests CPT 84144 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Progesterone test cost in Palm Bay, FL — inpatient

In Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for progesterone blood test as an inpatient: from $16.80 to $28.50, with a median of $28.50. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital — $11.70 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $39.80 at 70 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 84144, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$16.80Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital
Median$28.50half pay less
Highest$28.50in this market
Difference1.7×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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL.

median
Lowest $16.80Highest $32.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital lowest Melbourne, FL Hb Assay Of Progesterone - Progesterone $16.80 $42.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL HC ASSAY OF PROGESTERONE - PROGESTERONE $28.50 $114.00 $68.40–$108.30 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL HC ASSAY OF PROGESTERONE - PROGESTERONE $28.50 $114.00 $68.40–$108.30 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL HC ASSAY OF PROGESTERONE - PROGESTERONE $28.50 $114.00 $68.40–$108.30 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Cape Canaveral Hospital Cocoa Beach, FL HC ASSAY OF PROGESTERONE - PROGESTERONE $28.50 $114.00 $68.40–$108.30 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital Melbourne, FL Hb Progesterone-Ref $32.40 $81.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $16.80, median $28.50, highest $28.50 — a 1.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $28.50 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is below every plan's rate. 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 progesterone test measures the hormone that rises after ovulation. It is used to confirm ovulation and in some early pregnancies.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.