Lab tests CPT 83970 Alabama Outpatient

PTH test cost in Alabama

In Alabama, 12 hospitals publish a cash price for Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $51.20 to $987.00, with a median of $354.16. The lowest price is at Monroe County Healthcare Authority (Monroeville). The highest price is 19.3× the lowest.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 83970. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Sep 23, 2026.

Lowest$51.20Monroe County Healthcare Authority
Median$354.16half pay less
Highest$987.00in Alabama
Lowest saves$302.96vs the median

Hospitals in Alabama, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
Monroe County Healthcare Authority lowest Monroeville · Monroeville, AL PTH-N TERMINAL $51.20 $128.00 —
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Crestwood Medical Center Huntsville · Huntsville, AL PARATHORMONE PTH $74.26 $412.58 Jan 1, 2026
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Floyd Cherokee Medical Center LLC Centre · Centre, AL HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE PTH INTACT $121.00 $242.00 Nov 19, 2025
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Springhill Memorial Hospital Mobile · Mobile, AL REF PTH INTACT $125.47 $147.61 Apr 2, 2026
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East Alabama Medical Center Opelika · Auburn-Opelika, AL Parathyroid Hormone Intact and Calcium $134.75 $245.00 Jan 1, 2026
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The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham · Birmingham, AL HC Assay of Parathormone - Pth Intact $136.32 $317.02 —
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Baptist Health Citizens Hospital Talladega · Talladega-Sylacauga, AL Hb Assay Of Parathormone - Pth Intact $572.00 $572.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Parathormone - Pth Intact $572.00 $572.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Parathormone - Pth Intact $572.00 $572.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Parathormone - Pth Intact $572.00 $572.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham · Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Of Parathormone - Pth Intact $698.00 $698.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville · Huntsville, AL ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE $987.00 $987.00 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Birmingham, AL 5 $136.32 $572.00
Huntsville, AL 2 $74.26 $530.63
Auburn-Opelika, AL 1 $134.75 $134.75
Centre, AL 1 $121.00 $121.00
Monroeville, AL 1 $51.20 $51.20
Mobile, AL 1 $125.47 $125.47
Talladega-Sylacauga, AL 1 $572.00 $572.00

What it is

A PTH test measures parathyroid hormone, which controls calcium in the blood. It is ordered when calcium is high or low, in kidney disease, and in some people with kidney stones or osteoporosis.

What the price covers

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

Parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test in other states

Median cash price across the state's hospitals.