Prolactin test cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Prolactin blood test: from $24.30 to $226.20, with a median of $125.25. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $100.95 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $77.50 at 97 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH Assay Of Prolactin | $24.30 | $27.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH *Prolactin 30 Min Trfe | $72.90 | $81.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH *Prolactin 15 Min Trfe | $72.90 | $81.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH *Prolactin Baseline Trfe | $72.90 | $81.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Prolactin | $79.20 | $88.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Prolactin, Unprecipitate | $88.20 | $98.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH *Prolactin Panel.Trfe | $212.40 | $236.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center LLC Lima, OH HC Assay of Prolactin | $226.20 | $377.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center LLC Lima, OH HC So Prolactin | $226.80 | $378.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Prolactin 15 Min | $303.30 | $337.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH Prolactin 30 Min | $303.30 | $337.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH *Prolactin 60 Min.Trfe | $303.30 | $337.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $24.30, median $125.25, highest $226.20 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $125.55. 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.