Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $10.40 to $80.56, with a median of $80.56. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $70.16 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $78.10 at 38 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities 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$10.40Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$80.56half pay less
Highest$80.56in this market
Difference7.7×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 Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $10.40Highest $80.56

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 HC PROLACTIN $10.40 $16.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR · (503) 873-1500 CHG ASSAY OF PROLACTIN $13.70 $21.08 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR · (503) 623-8301 HCHRG PROLACTIN $80.56 $152.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR · (503) 561-5200 HCHRG PROLACTIN $80.56 $152.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $10.40, median $80.56, highest $80.56 — a 7.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $80.56 — 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.