Free T4 test cost in Cleveland, OH — inpatient
In Cleveland, OH, 23 hospitals list a cash price for free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test as an inpatient: from $14.35 to $206.40, with a median of $41.25. The lowest listed price is at Metrohealth System — $26.90 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $40.30 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 23 facilities across 19 cities for code 84439, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 24, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Jul 14, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Cleveland, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metrohealth System lowest Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc T4-Free By Direct Dialysis | $14.35 | $41.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Metrohealth System Cleveland, OH · (216) 778-7089 Hc T4 Thyroxine Free | $37.45 | $107.00 | — | 65% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Health System - East Region Euclid, OH THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH · (216) 952-9829 THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 16, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Fairview Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 476-7000 THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Hillcrest Hospital Mayfield Heights, OH · (440) 312-4500 THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Medina Hospital Medina, OH · (330) 725-1000 THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lutheran Hospital Cleveland, OH · (216) 696-4300 THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Marymount Hospital Garfield Heights, OH · (216) 587-8210 THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Cleveland Clinic Avon Hospital Avon, OH · (440) 695-5000 THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| South Pointe Hospital Warrensville Heights, OH · (216) 491-6523 THYROXIN FREE | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Lodi Community Hospital Lodi, OH · (330) 948-1222 THYROXINE FREE ASSAY | $40.30 | $62.00 | $17.53–$62.00 | 35% | Jun 15, 2026 source file |
| Uhhs Memorial Hospital of Geneva Geneva, OH · (440) 415-0151 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $41.25 | $55.00 | $25.30–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center Conneaut, OH · (440) 593-1131 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $41.25 | $55.00 | $25.30–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $42.00 | $56.00 | $21.67–$50.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Cleveland Medical Center Cleveland, OH · (216) 844-1000 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $42.00 | $56.00 | $28.00–$50.40 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH Regional Hospitals Chardon, OH · (440) 285-6246 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $45.75 | $61.00 | $23.61–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Parma Community General Hospital Parma, OH · (440) 743-3000 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $45.75 | $61.00 | $28.06–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals - Elyria Medical Center Elyria, OH · (440) 329-7500 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $45.75 | $61.00 | $28.06–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| University Hospitals Health System Willoughby, OH HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $45.75 | $61.00 | $28.06–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $45.75 | $61.00 | $28.06–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Lake Health Beachwood Medical Center Beachwood, OH · (216) 545-4800 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $45.75 | $61.00 | $22.08–$900.00 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| UH St John Medical Center Westlake, OH · (440) 835-8000 HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE - T4 FREE | $45.75 | $61.00 | $26.11–$54.90 | 25% | Jul 14, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Hc Thyroxine Free | $139.25 | $139.25 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Noncdm Charge Record | $161.50 | $161.50 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health Allen Hospital Oberlin, OH · (440) 334-7039 HC Assay of Free Thyroxine | $169.80 | $283.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health Regional Medical Center Lorain, OH · (440) 960-4000 HC Assay of Free Thyroxine | $206.40 | $344.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $14.35, median $41.25, highest $206.40 — a 14.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 24 facilities here, median $41.25 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 19 of 19 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 free T4 test measures thyroxine that is not bound to proteins, the active form of the main thyroid hormone. It is usually ordered with or after a TSH test to check for an underactive or overactive thyroid and to adjust thyroid medicine.
What the price covers
The price usually covers the free T4 test only. The blood draw and the TSH test (84443) are billed separately.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84439 ($60.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Summa Health System Akron, OHHc T4 By Equil Dialysis Free | $3.60 | file |