Lab tests CPT 84436 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total T4 test cost in Kill Devil Hills, NC — inpatient

In Kill Devil Hills, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for total thyroxine (T4) blood test as an inpatient: from $87.36 to $87.36, with a median of $87.36. Across North Carolina, the median is $80.44 at 62 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84436, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$87.36The Outer Banks Hospital
Median$87.36half of hospitals charge less
Highest$87.36in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Kill Devil Hills, NC.

median
Lowest $87.36Highest $111.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
The Outer Banks Hospital lowest Nags Head, NC · (252) 449-4500 T-4 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $87.36 $156.00 $48.36–$148.20 44%
The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head, NC · (252) 449-4500 Assay of Total Thyroxine-Ref File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $111.44 $199.00 $61.69–$189.05 44%
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.

Inpatient: lowest $87.36, median $87.36, highest $87.36.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $87.36 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.