Free T4 test cost in Pittsburgh, PA — inpatient
In Pittsburgh, PA, 12 hospitals list a cash price for free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test as an inpatient: from $21.24 to $609.00, with a median of $147.90. The lowest listed price is at UPMC Washington — $126.66 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $63.90 at 64 hospitals.
Cash prices at 12 facilities across 7 cities for code 84439, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Mar 6, 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 Pittsburgh, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC Washington lowest Washington, PA T4-FREE | $21.24 | $35.40 | $24.78 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Washington Washington, PA FREE THYROXINE | $47.25 | $78.75 | $55.12 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA T4 FREE ANALOG METHOD | $60.00 | $100.00 | $75.00–$88.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA THROXINE FREE P4354 | $60.00 | $100.00 | $75.00–$88.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA DIRECT FREE T4 (THYROXINE) | $60.00 | $100.00 | $75.00–$88.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA FREE T4 EQUILBRIUM DIALYSIS | $60.00 | $100.00 | $75.00–$88.00 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Jameson New Castle, PA T4 (THYROXINE) FREE S | $60.00 | $100.00 | $75.00–$88.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Monogahela Valley Hospital Monongahela, PA FREE T4 | $63.60 | $106.00 | $47.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC DIRECT FREE T4 (THYROXINE) | $66.00 | $110.00 | $39.60–$101.20 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital Pittsburgh, PA HC THYROXINE (T-4) FREE | $66.00 | $110.00 | $39.60–$101.20 | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA .DO NOT ORDER T4 FREE E411 | $85.80 | $143.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA .T4 FREE DIRECT DIALYSIS QUANUM | $85.80 | $143.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| Highlands Hospital Connellsville, PA T4 FREE | $85.80 | $143.00 | — | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA T4 (THYROXINE) FREE S | $136.20 | $227.00 | $77.18–$181.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA T4 FREE ANALOG METHOD | $136.20 | $227.00 | $77.18–$181.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA FREE T4 EQUILBRIUM DIALYSIS | $136.20 | $227.00 | $77.18–$181.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA DIRECT FREE T4 (THYROXINE) | $136.20 | $227.00 | $77.18–$181.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC East Monroeville, PA FREE T4-DIALY & HPLC-MS/MS ESO | $136.20 | $227.00 | $77.18–$181.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA DIRECT FREE T4 (THYROXINE) | $159.60 | $266.00 | $106.40–$239.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA FREE T4-DIALY & HPLC-MS/MS ESO | $159.60 | $266.00 | $106.40–$239.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA T4 FREE ANALOG METHOD | $159.60 | $266.00 | $106.40–$239.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA FREE T4 EQUILBRIUM DIALYSIS | $159.60 | $266.00 | $106.40–$239.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA THYROXINE FREE | $159.60 | $266.00 | $106.40–$239.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Childrens Hospital of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA T4 (THYROXINE) FREE S | $159.60 | $266.00 | $106.40–$239.40 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA FREE T4-DIALY & HPLC-MS/MS ESO | $176.40 | $294.00 | $89.96–$264.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA THYROXINE FREE | $176.40 | $294.00 | $89.96–$264.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA T4 (THYROXINE) FREE S | $176.40 | $294.00 | $89.96–$264.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA T4 FREE ANALOG METHOD | $176.40 | $294.00 | $89.96–$264.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA DIRECT FREE T4 (THYROXINE) | $176.40 | $294.00 | $89.96–$264.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Mercy Pittsburgh, PA FREE T4 EQUILBRIUM DIALYSIS | $176.40 | $294.00 | $89.96–$264.60 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA FREE T4 EQUILBRIUM DIALYSIS | $226.20 | $377.00 | $98.40–$320.45 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA THROXINE FREE P4354 | $226.20 | $377.00 | $98.40–$320.45 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA T4 (THYROXINE) FREE S | $226.20 | $377.00 | $98.40–$320.45 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA DIRECT FREE T4 (THYROXINE) | $226.20 | $377.00 | $98.40–$320.45 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC St Margaret Pittsburgh, PA T4 FREE ANALOG METHOD | $226.20 | $377.00 | $98.40–$320.45 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA T4 FREE ANALOG METHOD | $265.20 | $442.00 | $153.37–$375.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA THROXINE FREE P4354 | $265.20 | $442.00 | $153.37–$375.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA T4 (THYROXINE) FREE S | $265.20 | $442.00 | $153.37–$375.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA FREE T4 EQUILBRIUM DIALYSIS | $265.20 | $442.00 | $153.37–$375.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC McKeesport McKeesport, PA DIRECT FREE T4 (THYROXINE) | $265.20 | $442.00 | $153.37–$375.70 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Passavant - McCandless Pittsburgh, PA HC THYROXINE (T-4) FREE | $345.00 | $575.00 | $207.00–$534.75 | 40% | — source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA T4 (THYROXINE) FREE S | $609.00 | $1,015.00 | $659.75–$862.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA T4 FREE OSL | $609.00 | $1,015.00 | $659.75–$862.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA FREE T4-DIALY & HPLC-MS/MS ESO | $609.00 | $1,015.00 | $659.75–$862.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA FREE T4 EQUILBRIUM DIALYSIS | $609.00 | $1,015.00 | $659.75–$862.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA DIRECT FREE T4 (THYROXINE) | $609.00 | $1,015.00 | $659.75–$862.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA T4 FREE ANALOG METHOD | $609.00 | $1,015.00 | $659.75–$862.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA THYROXINE FREE | $609.00 | $1,015.00 | $659.75–$862.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
| UPMC Presbyterian Pittsburgh, PA THROXINE FREE P4354 | $609.00 | $1,015.00 | $659.75–$862.75 | 40% | Mar 6, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $21.24, median $147.90, highest $609.00 — a 28.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $136.20 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 10 of 11 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 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 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.