Free T4 test cost in Lubbock, TX
In Lubbock, TX, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test: from $39.00 to $156.24, with a median of $48.09. The lowest listed price is at University Medical Center — $9.09 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $39.51 at 101 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 2 cities 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 Lubbock, TX.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Center lowest Lubbock, TX Hc Assay Of Free Thyroxine - T4 Free | $39.00 | $39.00 | — | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE CDM | $47.46 | $113.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE LAB | $47.46 | $113.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE CDM | $47.46 | $113.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE LAB | $47.46 | $113.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE LAB | $48.72 | $116.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Hospital Levelland Levelland, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE CDM | $48.72 | $116.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE CDM | $77.28 | $184.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lubbock Heritage Hospital LLC Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE LAB | $77.28 | $184.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE CDM | $156.24 | $372.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE CDM | $156.24 | $372.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Medical Center Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE LAB | $156.24 | $372.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE CDM | $156.24 | $372.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Covenant Long-Term Care LLC Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE LAB | $156.24 | $372.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Methodist Children's Hospital Lubbock, TX HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE LAB | $156.24 | $372.00 | — | 58% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $39.00, median $48.09, highest $156.24 — a 4.0× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $116.76. 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.