Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in Indianapolis, IN — inpatient

In Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN, 12 hospitals list a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $41.40 to $155.70, with a median of $41.40. The lowest listed price is at St. Vincent Fishers Hospital and 6 other hospitals. Across Indiana, the median is $90.74 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 6 cities for code 84146, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$41.40St. Vincent Fishers Hospital + 6 more
Median$41.40half pay less
Highest$155.70in this market
Difference3.8×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 Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN.

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Lowest $41.40Highest $407.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St. Vincent Fishers Hospital lowest Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 #PROLACTIN $41.40 $69.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg lowest Carmel, IN #PROLACTIN $41.40 $69.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center lowest Carmel, IN #PROLACTIN $41.40 $69.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 #PROLACTIN $41.40 $69.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital lowest Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 #PROLACTIN $41.40 $69.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital lowest Indianapolis, IN #PROLACTIN $41.40 $69.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center lowest Indianapolis, IN #PROLACTIN $41.40 $69.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 #PROLACTIN $42.00 $70.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 #PROLACTIN $42.60 $71.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Prolactin SerPl QN 3rd IS RHI $81.51 $143.00 $731.50–$3,209.00 43% —
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Rehabilitation Hospital Of Indiana Indianapolis, IN Prolactin SerPl QN 3rd IS RHI $81.51 $143.00 — 43% —
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Riverview Health Noblesville, IN · (317) 773-0760 PROLACTIN $118.20 $197.00 — 40% —
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Eskenazi Health Indianapolis, IN · (317) 880-4818 HC Prolactin $155.70 $173.00 $19.00–$173.00 10% —
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St. Vincent Anderson Regional Hospital Anderson, IN · (765) 649-2511 PROLACTIN $210.00 $350.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Ascension St Vincent Mercy Elwood, IN · (765) 552-4743 PROLACTIN $385.80 $643.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Carmel AmbSurg Carmel, IN PROLACTIN $407.40 $679.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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St. Vincent Seton Specialty Hospital Indianapolis, IN PROLACTIN $407.40 $679.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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St. Vincent Carmel Hospital Carmel, IN · (317) 582-7000 PROLACTIN $407.40 $679.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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St. Vincent Heart Center of Indiana Carmel, IN · (317) 583-5000 PROLACTIN $407.40 $679.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Naab Road Surgery Center Indianapolis, IN PROLACTIN $407.40 $679.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Endo Surgery Center Carmel, IN PROLACTIN $407.40 $679.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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St. Vincent Fishers Hospital Fishers, IN · (317) 415-9000 PROLACTIN $407.40 $679.00 $9.17–$44.19 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $41.40, median $41.40, highest $155.70 — a 3.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $42.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 11 of 11 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.