Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in San Antonio, TX — inpatient

In San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $30.75 to $30.75, with a median of $30.75. Across Texas, the median is $48.88 at 99 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84146, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 14, 2025 and Oct 14, 2025.

Lowest$30.75University Health System
Median$30.75half pay less
Highest$30.75in 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 San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

median
Lowest $30.75Highest $30.75

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
University Health System lowest San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN - PROLACTIN MACROADENOMA $30.75 $123.00 $45.51–$104.55 75% Oct 14, 2025
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University Health System lowest San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN - MONOMERIC PROLACTIN $30.75 $123.00 $45.51–$104.55 75% Oct 14, 2025
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University Health System lowest San Antonio, TX · (210) 358-2000 HC ASSAY OF PROLACTIN - PROLACTIN $30.75 $123.00 $45.51–$104.55 75% Oct 14, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $30.75, median $30.75, highest $30.75.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $45.24 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.