Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in Virginia Beach, VA — inpatient

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 10 hospitals list a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $15.00 to $211.85, with a median of $64.20. The lowest listed price is at Sentara Princess Anne Hospital and 4 other hospitals — $49.20 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $75.60 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 10 facilities across 7 cities for code 84146, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$15.00Sentara Princess Anne Hospital + 4 more
Median$64.20half pay less
Highest$211.85in this market
Difference14.1×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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

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Lowest $15.00Highest $274.61

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital lowest Virginia Beach, VA Chgl (Qu) Prolactin, Total And Monomeric, S/O $15.00 $30.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery lowest Norfolk, VA Chgl (Qu) Prolactin, Total And Monomeric, S/O $15.00 $30.00 — 50% —
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Sentara Hospitals lowest Virginia Beach, VA Chgl (Qu) Prolactin, Total And Monomeric, S/O $15.00 $30.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals lowest Norfolk, VA Chgl (Qu) Prolactin, Total And Monomeric, S/O $15.00 $30.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals lowest Hampton, VA Chgl (Qu) Prolactin, Total And Monomeric, S/O $15.00 $30.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals lowest Norfolk, VA Chgl (Qu) Prolactin, Total And Monomeric, S/O $15.00 $30.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mary Immaculate Hospital LLC Newport News, VA HC So Prolactin $113.40 $189.00 — 40% —
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Maryview Hospital LLC Portsmouth, VA HC So Prolactin $113.40 $189.00 — 40% —
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Harbour View Medical Center LLC Suffolk, VA HC Assay of Prolactin $120.60 $201.00 — 40% —
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Sentara Hospitals Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Prolactin $123.50 $247.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA Chgl Prolactin $123.50 $247.00 — 50% —
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Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA Chgl Prolactin $123.50 $247.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Hampton, VA Chgl Prolactin $123.50 $247.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Prolactin $123.50 $247.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Sentara Hospitals Norfolk, VA Chgl Prolactin $123.50 $247.00 — 50% Apr 1, 2026
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Mary Immaculate Hospital LLC Newport News, VA HC Assay of Prolactin $152.40 $254.00 — 40% —
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Maryview Hospital LLC Portsmouth, VA HC Assay of Prolactin $152.40 $254.00 — 40% —
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Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA Hc So Prolactin $153.20 $255.34 — 40% —
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Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA Hc Assay Of Prolactin $153.20 $255.34 — 40% —
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA PROLATIN TL & MONOMERIC $211.85 $235.39 $156.30–$216.56 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA PROLACTIN $274.61 $305.12 $202.60–$280.71 10% Mar 17, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $15.00, median $64.20, highest $211.85 — a 14.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $64.20 — 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. 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.