Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in Lebanon, NH — inpatient

In Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $16.52 to $141.90, with a median of $79.21. The lowest listed price is at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital — $62.69 less than the median here. Across New Hampshire, the median is $112.47 at 6 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84146, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jun 6, 2026 and Jun 6, 2026.

Lowest$16.52Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital
Median$79.21half pay less
Highest$141.90in this market
Difference8.6×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 Lebanon-Claremont, NH-VT.

median
Lowest $16.52Highest $141.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital lowest Lebanon, NH PCH MACROPROLACTIN (MAY) $16.52 $54.00 $18.63–$51.30 69% —
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Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital Lebanon, NH PROLACTIN ASSAY, SERUM $40.70 $133.00 $45.88–$126.35 69% —
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH ASSAY OF PROLACTIN $141.90 $258.00 $9.88–$258.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Valley Regional Hospital Claremont, NH PROLACTIN $141.90 $258.00 $9.88–$258.00 45% Jun 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $16.52, median $79.21, highest $141.90 — a 8.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $79.21 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 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.