C-peptide test cost in Harrisburg, PA
In Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for C-peptide blood test: from $23.17 to $105.00, with a median of $43.61. The lowest listed price is at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute — $20.44 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $105.00 at 94 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 84681, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute lowest Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-4742 84681 ASSAY OF C-PEPTIDE Tech source file | $23.17 | $135.00 | $50.87–$108.00 | 83% |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill, PA · (717) 763-2100 C-Peptide, Serum or Plasma Tech+1 more line at this price source file | $32.25 | $135.00 | $17.69–$108.00 | 76% |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola, PA · (717) 981-9000 C-Peptide, Serum or Plasma Tech+1 more line at this price source file | $42.48 | $135.00 | $17.69–$108.00 | 69% |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey, PA · (717) 531-8521 C-PEPTIDE (SQ)+1 more line at this price source file | $44.73 | $135.00 | $17.69–$108.00 | 67% |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg, PA · (717) 782-3131 HC C PEPTIDE+1 more line at this price source file | $105.00 | $175.00 | $20.60–$160.73 | 40% |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle, PA · (717) 249-1212 HC C PEPTIDE+1 more line at this price source file | $105.00 | $175.00 | $16.87–$148.75 | 40% |
Outpatient: lowest $23.17, median $43.61, highest $105.00 — a 4.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $43.61. 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 6 of 6 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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.