Prolactin test cost in Charlotte, NC
In Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC, 16 hospitals list a cash price for Prolactin blood test: from $69.00 to $674.00, with a median of $230.58. The lowest listed price is at Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. and 1 other hospital — $161.58 less than the median here. Across North Carolina, the median is $117.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 16 facilities across 13 cities for code 84146, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 1, 2025 and Sep 1, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. lowest Fort Mill, SC PROLACTIN | $69.00 | $92.00 | $1.00–$171.96 | 25% | Apr 15, 2026 source file |
| Amisub of South Carolina, Inc. lowest Rock Hill, SC PROLACTIN | $69.00 | $92.00 | $1.00–$171.96 | 25% | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Prolactin | $166.86 | $618.00 | $179.84–$213.21 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC HC PROLACTIN | $166.86 | $618.00 | $35.85–$401.70 | 73% | — source file |
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Doing Business As: DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL Mooresville, NC Prolactin | $166.86 | $618.00 | $40.43–$213.21 | 73% | — source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Belmont, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$424.26 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $87.62–$461.15 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Rehabilitation Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$424.26 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Monroe, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$438.09 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$447.32 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$415.04 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Wadesboro, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$438.09 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Concord, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$438.09 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Hospitals Inc Lincolnton, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$438.09 | 50% | Dec 1, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$415.04 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$424.26 | 50% | Dec 4, 2025 source file |
| The Charlotte Mecklenburg Hospital Authority Charlotte, NC HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN | $230.58 | $461.15 | $19.77–$424.26 | 50% | Dec 5, 2025 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Gastonia, NC CHG PROLACTIN | $266.00 | $266.00 | $10.54–$252.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly, NC CHG PROLACTIN | $266.00 | $266.00 | $10.54–$252.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont, NC CHG PROLACTIN | $266.00 | $266.00 | $10.54–$252.70 | — | May 11, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester, SC HB PROLACTIN | $349.00 | $698.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, SC HB PROLACTIN | $674.00 | $1,348.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $69.00, median $230.58, highest $674.00 — a 9.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 16 facilities here, median $230.58. 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 11 of 14 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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
Prolactin is a pituitary hormone that drives milk production. The test is ordered for irregular or absent periods, nipple discharge, infertility, low sex drive and suspected pituitary tumors.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.