Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in Richmond, KY — inpatient

In Richmond-Berea, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $39.00 to $39.00, with a median of $39.00. Across Kentucky, the median is $381.11 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84146, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$39.00Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital
Median$39.00half pay less
Highest$39.00in this market
Difference1.0×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 Richmond-Berea, KY.

median
Lowest $39.00Highest $175.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital lowest Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC So1 Prolactin $39.00 $65.00 — 40% —
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Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC So Prolactin $173.40 $289.00 — 40% —
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Marcum and Wallace Memorial Hospital Irvine, KY · (606) 723-2115 HC Assay of Prolactin $175.80 $293.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $39.00, median $39.00, highest $39.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $210.06 — 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.