Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in Lima, OH — inpatient

In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $24.30 to $226.80, with a median of $125.55. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $101.25 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 inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$24.30Lima Memorial Health System
Median$125.55half pay less
Highest$226.80in this market
Difference9.3×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 Lima, OH.

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Lowest $24.30Highest $303.30

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Assay Of Prolactin $24.30 $27.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 *Prolactin 15 Min Trfe $72.90 $81.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 *Prolactin Baseline Trfe $72.90 $81.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 *Prolactin 30 Min Trfe $72.90 $81.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Prolactin $79.20 $88.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Prolactin, Unprecipitate $88.20 $98.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 *Prolactin Panel.Trfe $212.40 $236.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC So Prolactin $226.80 $378.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Assay of Prolactin $263.40 $439.00 — 40% —
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 *Prolactin 60 Min.Trfe $303.30 $337.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Prolactin 30 Min $303.30 $337.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Prolactin 15 Min $303.30 $337.00 — 10% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $24.30, median $125.55, highest $226.80 — a 9.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $125.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.