Prolactin test cost in Denver, CO
In Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO, 7 hospitals list a cash price for prolactin blood test: from $15.16 to $715.90, with a median of $310.42. The lowest listed price is at Denver Health and Hospital Authority — $295.26 less than the median here. Across Colorado, the median is $90.65 at 14 hospitals.
Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Jun 25, 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 Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority lowest Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC PROLACTIN, DILUTION STUDY ARUP 0020724 | $15.16 | $43.30 | $14.85–$67.77 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC PROLACTIN MACROADENOMA | $22.05 | $63.00 | $19.38–$67.77 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN ARUP 0020765 | $62.68 | $179.07 | $19.38–$100.28 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC PROLACTIN, MONOMERIC | $63.39 | $181.10 | $19.38–$101.42 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Denver Health and Hospital Authority Denver, CO · (303) 436-4927 HC PROLACTIN | $63.39 | $181.10 | $19.38–$101.42 | 65% | Apr 30, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=PROLACTIN DILUTION STUDY | $63.70 | $98.00 | $9.80–$90.16 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=PROLACTIN | $78.00 | $120.00 | $12.00–$110.40 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=PROLACTIN, SERUM | $109.85 | $169.00 | $16.90–$155.48 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| Childrens Hospital Colorado Aurora, CO · (720) 777-1234 HB=CSHB PROLACTIN | $139.10 | $214.00 | $21.40–$196.88 | 35% | Apr 17, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC PROLACTIN - ARUP | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC PROLACTIN - QWDL | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC MACROPROLACTIN - ARUP | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC PROLACTIN | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC PROLACTIN - ARUP | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC PROLACTIN - QWDL | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Porter Denver, CO · (303) 778-1955 HC MACROPROLACTIN - ARUP | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC PROLACTIN | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC PROLACTIN - ARUP | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC PROLACTIN - QWDL | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Littleton Littleton, CO · (303) 730-8900 HC MACROPROLACTIN - ARUP | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC PROLACTIN | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC PROLACTIN - ARUP | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC PROLACTIN - QWDL | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Parker Parker, CO · (303) 269-4000 HC MACROPROLACTIN - ARUP | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock Castle Rock, CO · (720) 455-5000 HC PROLACTIN | $310.42 | $310.42 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Craig Hospital Englewood, CO HC PROLACTIN ASSAY | $715.90 | $1,879.00 | $16.47–$1,691.10 | 62% | Jun 25, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.16, median $310.42, highest $715.90 — a 47.2× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $310.42. 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 3 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.