Lab tests CPT 84436 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total T4 test cost in Palm Bay, FL — inpatient

In Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for total thyroxine (T4) blood test as an inpatient: from $5.60 to $12.00, with a median of $12.00. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital — $6.40 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $76.63 at 170 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 84436, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 2, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$5.60Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital
Median$12.00half pay less
Highest$12.00in this market
Difference2.1×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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL.

median
Lowest $5.60Highest $12.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital lowest Melbourne, FL · (321) 752-1200 Hb Assay Of Total Thyroxine - T4 (Thyroid Hormone) $5.60 $14.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Melbourne Hospital lowest Melbourne, FL · (321) 752-1200 Hb T7 - (T3U,T4,Fti) $5.60 $14.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Holmes Regional Medical Center Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-7000 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL THYROXINE - T4 (THYROID HORMONE) $12.00 $48.00 $28.80–$45.60 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Viera Hospital Melbourne, FL · (321) 434-9000 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL THYROXINE - T4 (THYROID HORMONE) $12.00 $48.00 $28.80–$45.60 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Cape Canaveral Hospital Cocoa Beach, FL · (321) 799-7111 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL THYROXINE - T4 (THYROID HORMONE) $12.00 $48.00 $28.80–$45.60 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Palm Bay Hospital Palm Bay, FL · (321) 434-8000 HC ASSAY OF TOTAL THYROXINE - T4 (THYROID HORMONE) $12.00 $48.00 $28.80–$45.60 75% Mar 2, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $5.60, median $12.00, highest $12.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $12.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 4 it is below every plan's rate. 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.