Lab tests CPT 83970 South Carolina Outpatient

PTH test cost in South Carolina

In South Carolina, 19 hospitals publish a cash price for parathyroid hormone (PTH) blood test: from $70.00 to $339.70, with a median of $127.50. The lowest price is at MUSC Health Black River Medical Center (Cades). The highest price is 4.9× 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$70.00MUSC Health Black River Medical Center
Median$127.50half pay less
Highest$339.70in South Carolina
Lowest saves$57.50vs the median

Hospitals in South Carolina, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceFile date
MUSC Health Black River Medical Center lowest Cades · Cades, SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $70.00 $140.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Florence Medical Center Florence · Florence, SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $90.50 $181.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Beaufort Memorial Hospital Beaufort · Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC PTH INTACT $94.80 $158.00 —
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MUSC Medical Center Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $97.00 $194.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Medical University Hospital Authority Orangeburg · Orangeburg, SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $97.00 $194.00 —
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MUSC Health Marion Medical Center Mullins · Mullins, SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $100.00 $200.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $100.50 $201.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Chester Regional Medical Center Chester · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $102.00 $204.00 Apr 1, 2026
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MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast Columbia · Columbia, SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $127.50 $255.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown Columbia · Columbia, SC HB PARATHORMONE/PTH INTRA-OP $127.50 $255.00 Apr 1, 2026
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Bon Secours St Francis Xavier Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Assay of Parathormone $200.20 $308.00 —
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Roper Hospital Charleston · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Assay of Parathormone $200.20 $308.00 —
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Roper St Francis Hospital Berkeley Summerville · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Assay of Parathormone $200.20 $308.00 —
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Roper St Francis Mount Pleasant Hospital Mount Pleasant · Charleston-North Charleston, SC HC Assay of Parathormone $200.20 $308.00 —
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Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC PARATHORMONE (PTH)/5 $214.50 $286.00 Apr 15, 2026
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Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC PARATHORMONE (PTH)/5 $214.50 $286.00 Sep 1, 2026
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Kershaw Medical Center Camden · Columbia, SC HB PTHFN PARATHYROID FNA - MA (SEND OUT) $252.00 $504.00 Apr 1, 2026
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St Francis Hospital Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC HC So Parathyroid Hormone $272.40 $454.00 —
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Shriners Childrens - Greenville Greenville · Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC ASSAY OF PARATHORMONE $339.70 $339.70 —
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By metro area

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

Metro areaHospitals LowestMedian
Charleston-North Charleston, SC 5 $97.00 $200.20
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 4 $100.50 $158.25
Columbia, SC 3 $127.50 $127.50
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC 2 $272.40 $306.05
Cades, SC 1 $70.00 $70.00
Florence, SC 1 $90.50 $90.50
Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC 1 $94.80 $94.80
Mullins, SC 1 $100.00 $100.00
Orangeburg, SC 1 $97.00 $97.00

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.