Lab tests CPT 84439 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T4 test cost in Napa, CA — inpatient

In Napa, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test as an inpatient: from $55.85 to $55.85, with a median of $55.85. Across California, the median is $68.12 at 104 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84439, 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$55.85St Joseph Health Northern California LLC
Median$55.85half pay less
Highest$55.85in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Napa, CA HC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE CDM $55.85 $109.50 — 49% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $55.85, median $55.85, highest $55.85.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $55.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

St Joseph Health Northern California LLC Napa, CAHC ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE LAB $5.10 file