Cortisol test cost in Pennsylvania
In Pennsylvania, 96 hospitals publish a cash price for cortisol blood test, total: from $16.00 to $550.80, with a median of $103.28. The lowest price is at Lower Bucks Hospital (Bristol) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 34.4× the lowest.
Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 82533. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Oct 1, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$16.00Lower Bucks Hospital + 1 more
Median$103.28half of hospitals charge less
Highest$550.80in Pennsylvania
Lowest saves$87.28vs the median
Hospitals in Pennsylvania, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Bucks Hospital lowest Bristol · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Total Cortisol | $16.00 | $550.00 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Roxborough Memorial Hospital lowest Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Total Cortisol | $16.00 | $447.50 | Sep 1, 2026 source file |
| Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82533 Cortisol, Total LC/MS/MS (QST) Tech | $18.19 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Uniontown Hospital Uniontown · Pittsburgh, PA TOTAL CORTISOL | $20.00 | $40.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Holy Spirit Medical Center Camp Hill · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82533 Cortisol 30 Minutes Post ACTH. Tech | $25.32 | $106.00 | — source file |
| St Joseph Regional Health Network Reading · Reading, PA Cortisol PM. | $27.57 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Lancaster, PA 82533 Cortisol, Total LC/MS/MS (QST) Tech | $30.73 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Hampden Medical Center Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA 82533 Cortisol PM. Tech | $33.36 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA CORTISOL SALIVA (SQ) | $35.12 | $106.00 | — source file |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital Punxsutawney · Punxsutawney, PA CORTISOL AM | $36.00 | $100.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela · Pittsburgh, PA CORTISOL AM | $41.40 | $69.00 | — source file |
| Endless Mountains Health Systems Montrose · Montrose, PA DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSSION TES | $46.20 | $66.00 | — source file |
| Indiana Regional Medical Center Indiana · Indiana, PA Cortisol, Total - ONC | $47.88 | $133.00 | Feb 24, 2026 source file |
| Titusville Area Hospital Titusville · Oil City, PA TOTAL CORTISOL | $51.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Greene Waynesburg · Waynesburg, PA CORTISOL-PLASMA-E | $51.94 | $74.20 | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington · Pittsburgh, PA IEXAMETHASONE SUPP | $51.94 | $74.20 | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Global Maps Urine-Baylor #38 | $52.72 | $52.72 | — source file |
| Wilkes-Barre General Hospital Wilkes-Barre · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CORTISOL TOTAL | $55.44 | $231.00 | Dec 1, 2024 source file |
| Armstrong County Memorial Hospital Kittanning · Pittsburgh, PA CORTISOL PLASMA BY RIA | $58.20 | $194.00 | Mar 2, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Pinnacle Hospitals Harrisburg · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC CORTISOL | $60.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Somerset Somerset · Somerset, PA HC CORTISOL | $60.00 | $100.00 | — source file |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital and Medical Center Meadowbrook · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Cortisol | $62.48 | $104.12 | Sep 21, 2026 source file |
| Chambersburg Hospital Chambersburg · Chambersburg, PA Cortisol (Hormone) Measurement, Total | $68.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata · Lancaster, PA Cortisol (Hormone) Measurement, Total | $68.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Gettysburg Hospital Gettysburg · Gettysburg, PA Cortisol (Hormone) Measurement, Total | $68.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Good Samaritan Hospital Lebanon · Lebanon, PA Cortisol (Hormone) Measurement, Total | $68.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| Waynesboro Hospital Waynesboro · Chambersburg, PA Cortisol (Hormone) Measurement, Total | $68.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| WellSpan Surgery and Rehabilitation Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Cortisol (Hormone) Measurement, Total | $68.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| York Hospital York · York-Hanover, PA Cortisol (Hormone) Measurement, Total | $68.00 | $85.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Carlisle Carlisle · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA HC CORTISOL, 30 MINUTE | $82.20 | $137.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hanover Hanover · York-Hanover, PA HC CORTISOL, 30 MINUTE | $82.20 | $137.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz · Lancaster, PA HC CORTISOL, 60 MINUTE | $82.20 | $137.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Memorial York · York-Hanover, PA HC STEROID PANEL COMPREHENSIVE G | $82.20 | $137.00 | — source file |
| Meadville Medical Center Meadville · Meadville, PA TOTAL CORTISOL | $83.40 | $139.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Bedford Everett · Everett, PA DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION | $83.40 | $139.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Kane Kane · Bradford, PA CORTISOL RESPONSE | $88.20 | $147.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Northwest Seneca · Oil City, PA CORTISOL | $89.40 | $149.00 | — source file |
| Mount Nittany Health State College · State College, PA CORTISOL LEVEL AM | $94.50 | $210.00 | — source file |
| Chan Soon-Shiong Medical Center at Windber Windber · Somerset, PA CORTISOL RESPONSE | $95.20 | $112.00 | Feb 25, 2026 source file |
| Bryn Mawr Rehabilitation Hospital Malvern · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cortisol Total | $95.60 | $239.00 | — source file |
| Lankenau Medical Center Wynnewood · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cortisol Total | $95.60 | $239.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Paoli Hospital Paoli · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cortisol Total | $95.60 | $239.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Riddle Memorial Hospital Media · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cortisol Total | $95.60 | $239.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Bryn Mawr Hospital Bryn Mawr · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Hc Cortisol Total | $95.60 | $239.00 | — source file |
| Moses Taylor Hospital Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CORTISOL TOTAL | $100.98 | $374.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| Regional Hospital of Scranton Scranton · Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA CORTISOL TOTAL | $100.98 | $374.00 | Dec 2, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle · Pittsburgh, PA DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION | $102.60 | $171.00 | — source file |
| Canonsburg General Hospital Canonsburg · Pittsburgh, PA HC CORTISOL TOTAL | $102.96 | $132.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| AHN Wexford Hospital Wexford · Pittsburgh, PA HC CORTISOL TOTAL | $103.60 | $140.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CORTISOL TOTAL | $109.20 | $182.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Horizon - Greenville Greenville · Hermitage, PA DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION | $114.60 | $191.00 | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville · Pittsburgh, PA CORTISOL AM | $115.20 | $192.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION | $115.80 | $193.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy · Sayre, PA Dexamethasone Suppresion | $117.60 | $147.00 | — source file |
| Saint Vincent Health Center Erie · Erie, PA HC CORTISOL TOTAL | $120.54 | $147.00 | Apr 14, 2026 source file |
| Warren General Hospital Warren · Warren, PA CORTISOL,RANDOM SERUM | $128.00 | $128.00 | Sep 24, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Wellsboro Wellsboro · Wellsboro, PA CORTISOL SERUM | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Williamsport Williamsport · Williamsport, PA DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION | $130.80 | $218.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Hamot Erie · Erie, PA PM CORTISOL | $132.00 | $220.00 | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport · Pittsburgh, PA CORTISOL BASELINE PNL 1964 | $139.20 | $232.00 | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Philadelphia Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD TOTAL CORTISOL | $143.90 | $143.90 | — source file |
| St Mary Medical Center Langhorne · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Cortisol Total Pm | $146.25 | $225.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Cole Coudersport · Coudersport, PA PLASMA CORTISOL LEVEL TOTAL | $147.00 | $245.00 | — source file |
| Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital Darby · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Warde 3420200 Cortisol Total | $156.65 | $241.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA SALIVARY CORTISOL | $159.00 | $265.00 | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION | $165.00 | $275.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre · Sayre, PA Dexamethasone Suppresion | $172.17 | $215.21 | — source file |
| Sharon Regional Medical Center Sharon · Hermitage, PA CORTISOL; TOTAL | $183.64 | $183.64 | Jul 4, 2024 source file |
| UPMC Altoona Altoona · Altoona, PA CORTISOL 60 MINUTE PNL 1964 | $190.20 | $317.00 | — source file |
| Penn Highlands Brookville Brookville · Brookville, PA Cortisol, Total | $192.00 | $192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Dubois DuBois · DuBois, PA .Cortisol 60 Minutes | $192.00 | $192.00 | Aug 1, 2025 source file |
| Penn Highlands Elk Saint Marys · St. Marys, PA Cortisol, Total | $192.00 | $192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon Huntingdon · Huntingdon, PA Cortisol | $192.00 | $192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Penn Highlands Tyrone Tyrone · Altoona, PA Cortisol, Total | $192.00 | $192.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center Johnstown · Johnstown, PA Cortisol; total | $193.20 | $483.00 | — source file |
| Nazareth Hospital Philadelphia · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HC Cortisol Total Am | $196.95 | $303.00 | Mar 31, 2026 source file |
| Evangelical Community Hospital Lewisburg · Lewisburg, PA Cortisol (Hormone) Measurement, Total | $204.60 | $255.75 | — source file |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale · Honesdale, PA CORTISOL TOTAL | $210.00 | $300.00 | Sep 16, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA CORTISOL SERUM | $225.00 | $375.00 | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| PAM Health Rehabilitation Hospital of Hampden Enola · Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Total Cortisol | $226.50 | $226.50 | Aug 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville · Pittsburgh, PA CORTISOL TOTAL | $243.00 | $405.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Muncy Muncy · Williamsport, PA AM CORTISOL | $273.00 | $455.00 | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh · Pittsburgh, PA HC CORTISOL TOTAL | $303.00 | $505.00 | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda · Sayre, PA Dexamethasone Suppresion | $348.61 | $435.76 | — source file |
| Geisinger St Luke's Hospital - Orwigsburg Campus Orwigsburg · Pottsville, PA HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $384.30 | $427.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Miners Campus Coaldale · Pottsville, PA HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $384.30 | $427.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Allentown Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $386.78 | $466.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $386.78 | $466.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Bethlehem Campus Bethlehem · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $386.78 | $466.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Carbon Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $386.78 | $466.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Easton Campus Easton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $386.78 | $466.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Lehighton Campus Lehighton · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $386.78 | $466.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus Stroudsburg · East Stroudsburg, PA HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $386.78 | $466.00 | Feb 27, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Sacred Heart Campus Allentown · Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $386.78 | $466.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Grand View Campus Sellersville · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $550.80 | $612.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
| St Luke's Hospital - Upper Bucks Campus Quakertown · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD HB TOTAL CORTISOL | $550.80 | $612.00 | Feb 26, 2026 source file |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh, PA | 16 | $20.00 | $112.20 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 15 | $16.00 | $95.60 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 7 | $386.78 | $386.78 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 7 | $18.19 | $35.12 |
| York-Hanover, PA | 4 | $68.00 | $75.10 |
| Lancaster, PA | 3 | $30.73 | $68.00 |
| Sayre, PA | 3 | $117.60 | $172.17 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | 3 | $55.44 | $100.98 |
| Altoona, PA | 2 | $190.20 | $191.10 |
| Chambersburg, PA | 2 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Erie, PA | 2 | $120.54 | $126.27 |
| Hermitage, PA | 2 | $114.60 | $149.12 |
| Oil City, PA | 2 | $51.00 | $70.20 |
| Pottsville, PA | 2 | $384.30 | $384.30 |
| Somerset, PA | 2 | $60.00 | $77.60 |
| Williamsport, PA | 2 | $130.80 | $201.90 |
| Brookville, PA | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Bradford, PA | 1 | $88.20 | $88.20 |
| Coudersport, PA | 1 | $147.00 | $147.00 |
| DuBois, PA | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Everett, PA | 1 | $83.40 | $83.40 |
| East Stroudsburg, PA | 1 | $386.78 | $386.78 |
| Gettysburg, PA | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Honesdale, PA | 1 | $210.00 | $210.00 |
| Huntingdon, PA | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| Indiana, PA | 1 | $47.88 | $47.88 |
| Johnstown, PA | 1 | $193.20 | $193.20 |
| Lebanon, PA | 1 | $68.00 | $68.00 |
| Lewisburg, PA | 1 | $204.60 | $204.60 |
| Montrose, PA | 1 | $46.20 | $46.20 |
| Meadville, PA | 1 | $83.40 | $83.40 |
| Punxsutawney, PA | 1 | $36.00 | $36.00 |
| Reading, PA | 1 | $27.57 | $27.57 |
| St. Marys, PA | 1 | $192.00 | $192.00 |
| State College, PA | 1 | $94.50 | $94.50 |
| Waynesburg, PA | 1 | $51.94 | $51.94 |
| Wellsboro, PA | 1 | $130.80 | $130.80 |
| Warren, PA | 1 | $128.00 | $128.00 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
What it is
A cortisol test measures the main stress hormone made by the adrenal glands. It is used when adrenal insufficiency (Addison's disease) or excess cortisol (Cushing's syndrome) is suspected.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
Cortisol blood test, total in other states
- Alabama$82.21
- Alaska$94.72
- Arizona$51.03
- Arkansas$55.87
- California$98.80
- Colorado$163.00
- Connecticut$75.60
- Delaware$186.93
- District of Columbia$183.96
- Florida$75.25
- Georgia$102.57
- Hawaii$129.75
- Idaho$78.24
- Illinois$110.00
- Indiana$95.40
- Iowa$99.74
- Kansas$98.40
- Kentucky$80.15
- Louisiana$38.06
- Maine$69.00
- Maryland$43.12
- Massachusetts$78.83
- Michigan$34.02
- Minnesota$53.72
- Mississippi$53.00
- Missouri$84.95
- Montana$109.01
- Nebraska$123.50
- Nevada$112.00
- New Hampshire$102.69
- New Jersey$25.40
- New Mexico$105.78
- New York$50.80
- North Carolina$92.59
- North Dakota$54.40
- Ohio$72.08
- Oklahoma$66.66
- Oregon$82.99
- Puerto Rico$67.54
- Rhode Island$143.00
- South Carolina$137.80
- South Dakota$92.00
- Tennessee$54.60
- Texas$91.80
- Utah$198.89
- Vermont$103.43
- Virginia$86.80
- Washington$106.60
- West Virginia$59.35
- Wisconsin$117.50
- Wyoming$101.43
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.