Lab tests CPT 84703 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Blood pregnancy test cost in Minden, LA — inpatient

In Minden, LA, 2 hospitals list a cash price for blood pregnancy test (hCG, qualitative: yes or no) as an inpatient: from $7.67 to $8.25, with a median of $7.96. The lowest listed price is at Springhill Medical Center — $0.29 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $55.20 at 27 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84703, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$7.67Springhill Medical Center
Median$7.96half pay less
Highest$8.25in this market
Difference1.1×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 Minden, LA.

median
Lowest $7.67Highest $8.25

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Springhill Medical Center lowest Springhill, LA · (318) 539-1000 HCG QUALITATIVE SERUM $7.67 $22.56 $7.52–$15.79 66% —
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Minden Medical Center Minden, LA · (318) 377-2321 HCG SERUM $8.25 $27.50 $4.63–$27.50 70% Sep 1, 2026
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Minden Medical Center Minden, LA · (318) 377-2321 CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN ASSAY $8.25 $27.50 $4.63–$27.50 70% Sep 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $7.67, median $7.96, highest $8.25 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $7.96 — 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 qualitative hCG test checks the blood for the pregnancy hormone and reports yes or no. Hospitals often run it before imaging or surgery.

What the price covers

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