Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in Memphis, TN — inpatient

In Memphis, TN-MS-AR, 12 hospitals list a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $11.44 to $117.12, with a median of $66.19. The lowest listed price is at Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp — $54.75 less than the median here. Across Tennessee, the median is $64.35 at 43 hospitals.

Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 84146, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 25, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 27, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$11.44Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp
Median$66.19half pay less
Highest$117.12in this market
Difference10.2×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 Memphis, TN-MS-AR.

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Lowest $11.44Highest $117.12

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Methodist Lebonheur Childrens Hosp lowest Memphis, TN HC Assay of Prolactin - Prolactin $11.44 $52.00 — 78% —
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Methodist University Hospital Memphis, TN HC Assay of Prolactin - Prolactin $59.18 $269.00 — 78% —
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Methodist Lebonheur Germantown Hosp Germantown, TN HC Assay of Prolactin - Prolactin $59.18 $269.00 $8.14–$146.61 78% —
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Methodist North Hospital Memphis, TN HC Assay of Prolactin - Prolactin $59.18 $269.00 $8.14–$146.61 78% —
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Methodist Olive Branch Hospital Olive Branch, MS HC Assay of Prolactin - Prolactin $59.18 $269.00 — 78% —
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Methodist South Hospital Memphis, TN HC Assay of Prolactin - Prolactin $59.18 $269.00 $8.14–$146.61 78% —
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Crittenden West Memphis, AR PROLACTIN LEVEL $73.20 $488.00 $185.44–$390.40 85% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-DeSoto Southaven, MS PROLACTIN LEVEL $97.60 $488.00 $185.44–$439.20 80% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Women's Memphis, TN PROLACTIN LEVEL $102.48 $488.00 $185.44–$439.20 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Memphis Memphis, TN PROLACTIN LEVEL $102.48 $488.00 $185.44–$439.20 79% Feb 28, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Collierville Collierville, TN PROLACTIN LEVEL $102.48 $488.00 $185.44–$439.20 79% Feb 27, 2026
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Baptist Memorial Hospital-Tipton Covington, TN PROLACTIN LEVEL $117.12 $488.00 $185.44–$439.20 76% Feb 27, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.44, median $66.19, highest $117.12 — a 10.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $66.19 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 9 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.