Hospitals report these codes with terse, inconsistent chargemaster text. This plain-English title was written by an AI model from that text and has not been reviewed by a person, so it can be wrong. The prices on this page come straight from hospital filings and do not depend on it.
Original text from hospital filings
"18 HYDROXYCORTICOSTERONE LEVEL, HPLC/MS/MS COL-CHR/MS QUAN 1 STATIONARY&MOBILE PHASE"
Downey, CA
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Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey’s median price of $21 is 47% below the median hospital's median price ($40), higher than 2% of the 2,547 hospitals reporting CPT 82542. The highlighted bar is where this hospital falls; shaded is the middle 50% of hospitals.
Negotiated rates from the hospital’s own file: 1 payer, 3 plan rates. A facility fee, a professional fee, a per diem and a case rate are different bills, so each is listed on its own. Open a payer to see it across hospitals.
Last updated: Apr 1, 2026
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