Lab tests CPT 82088 Maryland Outpatient

Aldosterone test cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 14 hospitals publish a cash price for aldosterone blood test: from $40.20 to $255.78, with a median of $72.37. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 6.4× the lowest.

Why Maryland prices look low: Maryland is the only state where a commission (the HSCRC) sets hospital rates for every payer, so its hospitals publish prices far below the rest of the country. A separate physician fee may still apply.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82088. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 29, 2026. See them on a map

Lowest$40.20UPMC Western Maryland

Median$72.37half pay less

Highest$255.78in Maryland

Lowest saves$32.17vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	File date
UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV ALDOSTERONE SERUM	$40.20	$67.00	— source file
MedStar St. Mary's Hospital Leonardtown · Lexington Park, MD ALDOSTERONE	$53.44	$54.53	Apr 1, 2026 source file
MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ALDOSTERONE	$53.55	$54.64	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Greater Baltimore Medical Center Towson · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC Aldiosterone Urine Random	$56.94	$58.10	— source file
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center Olney · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ALDOSTERONE	$66.13	$67.48	Apr 1, 2026 source file
TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC ALDOSTERONE	$68.61	$70.01	— source file
MedStar Southern Hospital Center Clinton · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ALDOSTERONE	$71.86	$73.33	Apr 1, 2026 source file
MedStar Harbor Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ALDOSTERONE	$72.88	$74.37	Apr 1, 2026 source file
MedStar Good Samaritan Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ALDOSTERONE	$73.42	$74.92	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Aldosterone	$78.25	$78.25	— source file
Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC ASSAY OF ALDOSTERONE	$80.06	$81.69	— source file
MedStar Union Memorial Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ALDOSTERONE	$81.29	$82.95	Apr 1, 2026 source file
Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ALDOSTERONE PLASMA	$92.37	$94.25	— source file
Union Hospital of Cecil County Elkton · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD ALDOSTERONE	$255.78	$255.78	Apr 1, 2026 source file

By metro area

Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.

Metro area	Hospitals	Lowest	Median
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	7	$53.55	$73.42
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	2	$66.13	$69.00
Cumberland, MD-WV	1	$40.20	$40.20
Lexington Park, MD	1	$53.44	$53.44
Ocean Pines, MD	1	$78.25	$78.25
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1	$255.78	$255.78
Salisbury, MD	1	$68.61	$68.61

What it is

An aldosterone test measures an adrenal hormone that controls salt and blood pressure. It is ordered with renin for high blood pressure that is hard to control or low potassium.

What the price covers

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

Aldosterone blood test in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.