Free T4 test cost in Lima, OH
In Lima, OH, 2 hospitals list a cash price for free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test: from $10.80 to $114.60, with a median of $62.70. The lowest listed price is at Lima Memorial Health System — $51.90 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $40.30 at 100 hospitals.
Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 84439, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 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 Lima, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lima Memorial Health System lowest Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Assay Of Free Thyroxine | $10.80 | $12.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Free T4.Mayo Reflx Test | $17.10 | $19.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 T4 Free | $23.40 | $26.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Free T4.M8725 | $35.10 | $39.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lima Memorial Health System Lima, OH · (419) 998-4731 Frt4D-Assay Of Free Thyroxine | $105.30 | $117.00 | — | 10% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC Assay of Free Thyroxine | $114.60 | $191.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Mercy Health St Ritas Medical Center Lima, OH · (419) 227-3361 HC So T4 Free | $142.20 | $237.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $10.80, median $62.70, highest $114.60 — a 10.6× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $63.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.