Prolactin test cost in Elizabeth City, NC
In Elizabeth City, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Prolactin blood test: from $15.00 to $15.00, with a median of $15.00. Across North Carolina, the median is $117.00 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility 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 Apr 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 Elizabeth City, NC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center, LLC lowest Elizabeth City, NC Chgl (Qu) Prolactin, Total And Monomeric, S/O | $15.00 | $30.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center, LLC Elizabeth City, NC Chgl Prolactin | $189.50 | $379.00 | — | 50% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $15.00, median $15.00, highest $15.00.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $15.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.