Lab tests CPT 83970 Maryland Outpatient

PTH test cost in Maryland

In Maryland, 5 hospitals publish a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $24.00 to $55.42, with a median of $46.95. The lowest price is at UPMC Western Maryland (Cumberland). The highest price is 2.3× 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$24.00UPMC Western Maryland
Median$46.95half pay less
Highest$55.42in Maryland
Lowest saves$22.95vs the median

Hospitals in Maryland, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
UPMC Western Maryland lowest Cumberland · Cumberland, MD-WV PARATHYROID HORMONE, INTACT $24.00 $40.00 —
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TidalHealth Peninsula Salisbury · Salisbury, MD HC PARATHORMONE $41.17 $42.01 —
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Atlantic General Hospital Berlin · Ocean Pines, MD Parathormone (parathyroid hormone) $46.95 $46.95 —
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Mercy Medical Center Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD HC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE REF $48.06 $49.04 —
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Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital Baltimore · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD PARATHYROID HORMONE INT $55.42 $56.55 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 2 $48.06 $51.74
Cumberland, MD-WV 1 $24.00 $24.00
Ocean Pines, MD 1 $46.95 $46.95
Salisbury, MD 1 $41.17 $41.17

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.