Lab tests CPT 84146 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Prolactin test cost in Windsor, NC — inpatient

In Windsor, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for prolactin blood test as an inpatient: from $51.52 to $51.52, with a median of $51.52. Across North Carolina, the median is $117.00 at 37 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 Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$51.52East Carolina Health-Bertie
Median$51.52half pay less
Highest$51.52in 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 Windsor, NC.

median
Lowest $51.52Highest $251.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
East Carolina Health-Bertie lowest Windsor, NC Prolactin, Total and Monomeric-Ref-Qu $51.52 $92.00 $24.15–$36.06 44% Apr 1, 2026
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East Carolina Health-Bertie Windsor, NC Assay of Prolactin-Ref $193.76 $346.00 $107.26–$335.62 44% Apr 1, 2026
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East Carolina Health-Bertie Windsor, NC Prolactin $251.44 $449.00 $139.19–$435.53 44% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $51.52, median $51.52, highest $51.52.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $51.52 — 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 not 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.