Lab tests CPT 84436 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total T4 test cost in Cape Girardeau, MO — inpatient

In Cape Girardeau, MO-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for total thyroxine (T4) blood test as an inpatient: from $35.00 to $35.00, with a median of $35.00. Across Missouri, the median is $60.06 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84436, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$35.00Saint Francis Medical Center

Median$35.00half of hospitals charge less

Highest$35.00in this market

Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Saint Francis Medical Center Cape Girardeau, MO · (573) 331-3000 Hc T4 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file	$35.00	$35.00	—	—

Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.

Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More

List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More

Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More

Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $35.00, median $35.00, highest $35.00.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $37.98 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

What it is

A total T4 test measures all the thyroxine hormone in the blood, both bound and free. Most doctors now order free T4 (84439) instead, which is less affected by pregnancy and medicines.

What the price covers

The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.