Lab tests CPT 84146 Outpatient

Prolactin test cost in Syracuse, NY

In Syracuse, NY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Prolactin blood test: from $72.80 to $97.00, with a median of $84.90. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Health Center — $12.10 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $71.46 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 84146, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$72.80St Josephs Hospital Health Center
Median$84.90half pay less
Highest$97.00in this market
Difference1.3×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 Syracuse, NY.

median
Lowest $72.80Highest $97.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Josephs Hospital Health Center lowest Syracuse, NY HC Quest Prolactin $72.80 $112.00 $16.74–$100.80 35% Mar 31, 2026
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St Josephs Hospital Health Center Syracuse, NY HC Prolactin $84.50 $130.00 $16.74–$117.00 35% Mar 31, 2026
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Crouse Hospital Syracuse, NY 84146 ASSAY OF PROLACTIN_01 $97.00 $97.00 — — —
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Outpatient: lowest $72.80, median $84.90, highest $97.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $84.90. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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. 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.