Cortisol (CPT 82533) Cost in North Carolina
What this costs without insurance: real self-pay cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates at 95 North Carolina hospitals. CPT 82533. Sourced directly from each facility's CMS-mandated transparency file. Dataset: Q4 2026.
📊 Median $71.85
📉 Low $11.07
📈 High $867
🏥 95 hospitals
🏛️ 58 with insurance contracts
Hospital comparison — North Carolina
Sorted by cash price (lowest first). Showing top 60 of 95 hospitals.
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| Hospital | Cash | BCBS | Aetna | Cigna | UHC | Centene | Humana | MultiPlan | Health Net |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DUKE HEALTH LAKE NORMAN HOSPITAL MOORESVILLE |
$11.07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED MENTAL HEALTH & WELL-BEING HOSPITAL - WAKEBROOK SUNNYBROOK ROAD RALEIGH |
$26.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED CARY HOSPITAL CARY |
$26.60 | $16.30 | $14.18 | $11.86 | — | $19.56 | — | — | — |
| WAKEMED NORTH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$26.60 | $16.30 | $14.18 | $11.86 | — | $16.30 | — | — | — |
| SWAIN COMMUNITY HOSPITAL BRYSON CITY |
$27.04 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $68.20 | $48.00 | $39.00 | — | — | $39.00 |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BETSY JOHNSON HOSPITAL DUNN |
$27.17 | $56.80 | $16.63 | $54.10 | $49.00 | $16.30 | $16.30 | $72.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HIGHSMITH-RAINEY SPECIALTY HOSPITAL FAYETTEVILLE |
$27.17 | $64.20 | $16.63 | $60.00 | $35.00 | $16.30 | $17.93 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY HOKE HOSPITAL RAEFORD |
$27.17 | $62.60 | $16.63 | $60.00 | $49.00 | $16.30 | $17.93 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER FAYETTEVILLE |
$27.17 | $63.08 | $16.63 | $60.00 | $35.00 | $16.30 | $17.93 | $82.00 | — |
| CAPE FEAR VALLEY BLADEN COUNTY HOSPITAL ELIZABETHTOWN |
$27.17 | $70.20 | $23.46 | $95.00 | $58.00 | $22.00 | $22.00 | $82.00 | — |
| WASHINGTON REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER PLYMOUTH |
$33.42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC ROCKINGHAM HOSPITAL EAST KINGS HWY EDEN |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH PARDEE NORTH JUSTICE STREET HENDERSONVILLE |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH SOUTHEASTERN TH ST LUMBERTON |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC REX HOSPITAL LAKE BOONE TRAIL RALEIGH |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER BOONE |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH JOHNSTON N. BRIGHT LEAF BLVD. SMITHFIELD |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CHATHAM HOSPITAL PROGRESS BOULEVARD SILER CITY |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC MEDICAL CENTER MANNING DR CHAPEL HILL |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH NASH CURTIS ELLIS DR ROCKY MOUNT |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| WAYNE UNC HEALTHCARE WAYNE MEMORIAL DR GOLDSBORO |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC LENOIR HEALTH CARE AIRPORT RD KINSTON |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CALDWELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL MULBERRY ST SW LENOIR |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| UNC HEALTH BLUE RIDGE SOUTH STERLING ST MORGANTON |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CANNON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LINVILLE |
$36.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HARRIS REGIONAL HOSPITAL HOSPITAL ROAD SYLVA |
$37.34 | $64.10 | $44.60 | $16.30 | $13.67 | $49.49 | $102 | — | $100 |
| NORTH CAROLINA SPECIALTY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$38.00 | $50.22 | $16.30 | $77.60 | $19.56 | $16.79 | — | $80.00 | — |
| ECU HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER GREENVILLE |
$44.52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH EDGECOMBE HOSPITAL TARBORO |
$47.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH BERTIE HOSPITAL WINDSOR |
$47.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| THE OUTER BANKS HOSPITAL NAGS HEAD |
$47.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH DUPLIN HOSPITAL KENANSVILLE |
$47.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH CHOWAN HOSPITAL EDENTON |
$47.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH ROANOKE-CHOWAN HOSPITAL AHOSKIE |
$47.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ECU HEALTH NORTH HOSPITAL ROANOKE RAPIDS |
$47.04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WILKES MEDICAL CENTER NORTH WILKESBORO |
$48.50 | $37.36 | $36.86 | $50.83 | $29.97 | $29.97 | — | $89.24 | — |
| CATAWBA VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER HICKORY |
$49.00 | $40.00 | $49.00 | $45.00 | $41.00 | — | $65.00 | $69.00 | — |
| CONE HEALTH MOSES CONE HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$53.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ANNIE PENN HOSPITAL REIDSVILLE |
$53.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$53.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH WESLEY LONG HOSPITAL GREENSBORO |
$53.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| CONE HEALTH ALAMANCE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER BURLINGTON |
$53.58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| HUGH CHATHAM MEMORIAL HOSPITAL ELKIN |
$54.60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RANDOLPH HOSPITAL ASHEBORO |
$58.20 | $17.00 | $25.75 | $25.75 | $14.10 | $16.30 | $16.30 | — | — |
| DUKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$59.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DURHAM |
$59.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| DUKE RALEIGH HOSPITAL RALEIGH |
$59.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| RUTHERFORD REGIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM RUTHERFORDTON |
$71.85 | $64.10 | $47.10 | $37.40 | $13.67 | $30.20 | $73.00 | $90.00 | $100 |
| ADVENTHEALTH POLK COLUMBUS |
$76.97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST DAVIE MEDICAL CENTER BERMUDA RUN |
$85.50 | $16.30 | $16.30 | $16.30 | $16.30 | $16.30 | $16.46 | $154 | — |
| HAYWOOD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER CLYDE |
$87.36 | $64.10 | $44.60 | $100 | $22.78 | $45.31 | $102 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST WINSTON SALEM |
$90.50 | $40.94 | $42.90 | $55.39 | $29.97 | $29.97 | $99.01 | $163 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST LEXINGTON MEDICAL CENTER LEXINGTON |
$92.50 | $27.01 | $52.54 | $80.48 | $29.97 | $28.31 | $163 | $166 | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CHARLOTTE CHARLOTTE |
$92.68 | $20.59 | $35.22 | $35.22 | $20.31 | $20.31 | $35.22 | — | — |
| ATRIUM HEALTH CABARRUS CONCORD |
$92.68 | $20.59 | $16.87 | $17.12 | $17.17 | $20.31 | $16.63 | $176 | $81.92 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH LINCOLN LINCOLNTON |
$92.68 | $20.59 | $16.87 | $17.12 | $17.17 | $20.31 | $16.63 | $176 | $81.92 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH ANSON WADESBORO |
$92.68 | $20.59 | $16.87 | $17.12 | $17.17 | $20.11 | $16.63 | $176 | $81.92 |
| CAROLINAS REHABILITATION MOUNT HOLLY BELMONT |
$92.68 | $20.59 | $16.87 | $17.12 | $17.17 | $20.31 | $16.63 | $171 | $81.92 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH STANLY ALBERMARLE |
$92.68 | $20.59 | $16.87 | $17.12 | $17.17 | $20.31 | $16.63 | $174 | $98.24 |
| ATRIUM HEALTH UNION WEST MONROE |
$92.68 | $20.59 | $16.87 | $17.12 | $17.17 | $20.31 | $16.63 | $176 | $81.92 |
What these prices are. Each figure is the facility’s own published self-pay (cash) price for CPT 82533, filed under the federal price transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). Hospital facility charges may not include separate physician, anesthesia, or pathology fees. National median for this code: $84.60 across all reporting facilities. Dataset: Q4 2026. Always confirm the final price with the facility before booking.
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That is the median of what the 95 North Carolina hospitals above publish for Cortisol — their own figures, filed under federal law. A bill well above them is evidence you can put in writing.
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Frequently asked questions
- How much does cortisol cost in North Carolina?
- Cash prices for cortisol (CPT 82533) in North Carolina range from $11.07 to $867, with a median of $71.85. Prices vary widely by hospital.
- Where can I find the cheapest cortisol in North Carolina?
- The cheapest North Carolina hospital published cash price for this procedure is $11.07. Use the table above sorted by cash price to find the lowest-priced facility near you.
- Are these the prices I'll pay?
- These are the rates hospitals publish. Final price depends on your insurance, deductible, and the specific services billed. Always confirm with the facility and your insurer before any procedure.
- Why do prices vary so much between hospitals?
- Hospitals set cash prices independently, and insurance contracts negotiate different rates per payer. Two facilities a few miles apart can charge 5-10x different prices for the same procedure.
- Where does this data come from?
- Federal law (45 CFR § 180) requires hospitals to publish their pricing in a machine-readable file. We aggregate these files and republish in a consumer-friendly format.
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Methodology. Cash prices and insurance-negotiated rates published by each North Carolina facility under federal price transparency rules (45 CFR § 180). CPT code 82533 (Labs). Data refreshed regularly; verify with the facility before any procedure.