82530
HCPCSHC CORTISOL FREE
Verified from hospital fileNot a bill estimate
iDirect answer
Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 82530 (HC CORTISOL FREE) appears at 47 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $9.35 to $248. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Published-price availability
46
hospitals publish a price
1
list this service without a published price
80
Cash
80
List
43
Negotiated
0
Allowed
A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.
Compare 82530 prices
Filter by hospital, city, setting, or payer — the summary and charts update with your filters.
Published cash prices for code 82530 vary by about 27× across the 46 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $9.35 to $248. Shopping around can matter.
46
Hospitals
84
Prices shown
$9.35
Lowest cash
$248
Highest cash
code 82530 cash price80 disclosed · 46 hospitals
$9.35median ~$65.24$248
Lowest cash price by hospital
Cash price by city
Reflects your current filters.
Cash price by city$9.35 – $148
- Traverse City · 1 hospital$9.35–$148
- Pleasanton · 1 hospital$13.20–$25.25
- Charlevoix · 1 hospital$18.70–$148
- Manistee · 1 hospital$18.70–$148
- Kalkaska · 1 hospital$18.70–$148
- Cadillac · 1 hospital$18.70–$148
84 prices shown.
How to read these prices
- Cash price
- The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
- List price
- The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
- Negotiated rate
- A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
- Allowed amount
- A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.
Hospitals that publish 82530 prices
Open a hospital to see this code in the context of its full published prices.
Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate Lutheran General Hospital Advocate Condell Medical Center Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert West Bend Hospital Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Froedtert Community Hospital - Mequon Froedtert Community Hospital - New Berlin Froedtert Community Hospital - Oak Creek Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Munson Healthcare Cadillac Munson Medical Center Deaconess Gibson Hospital The Women's Hospital Deaconess Illinois Medical Center Community Hospital of Bremen Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center St Elias Specialty Hospital Petaluma Valley Hospital Queen of The Valley Medical Center Redwood Memorial Hospital Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange St Jude Medical Center St Mary Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center
Code 82530: frequently asked
- What does code 82530 cost?
- Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 82530 ranges from $9.35 to $248. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
- Will this be my final bill?
- Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
- What is code 82530?
- 82530 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC CORTISOL FREE" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
- Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?
- Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
- What this page is not
- It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.