Lab tests CPT 84681 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

C-peptide test cost in Augusta, GA — inpatient

In Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC, 3 hospitals list a cash price for C-peptide blood test as an inpatient: from $103.35 to $241.02, with a median of $103.35. The lowest listed price is at Piedmont McDuffie Hospital and 1 other hospital. Across Georgia, the median is $103.35 at 90 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 2 cities for code 84681, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 1, 2026.

Lowest$103.35Piedmont McDuffie Hospital + 1 more
Median$103.35half pay less
Highest$241.02in this market
Difference2.3×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 Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC.

median
Lowest $103.35Highest $241.02

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Piedmont McDuffie Hospital lowest Thomson, GA · (706) 595-1411 HC C-Peptide $103.35 $344.50 $0.34–$310.05 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Piedmont Augusta lowest Augusta, GA · (706) 722-9011 HC C-Peptide $103.35 $344.50 $0.01–$310.05 70% Jul 1, 2026
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Wellstar Mcg Health, Affiliated With Med Col Augusta, GA · (706) 721-6569 Hc C-Peptide $241.02 $618.00 — 61% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $103.35, median $103.35, highest $241.02 — a 2.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $103.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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

A C-peptide test shows how much insulin the pancreas is making. It helps tell type 1 from type 2 diabetes and find the cause of low blood sugar.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.