Free T4 test cost in Providence, RI — inpatient
In Providence-Warwick, RI-MA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test as an inpatient: from $33.59 to $72.00, with a median of $72.00. The lowest listed price is at Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc — $38.41 less than the median here. Across Rhode Island, the median is $72.00 at 6 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 84439, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Providence-Warwick, RI-MA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hospital and Medical Center, Inc., Lifespan of Massachusetts - Taunton Inc lowest Taunton, MA HC T4 FREE | $33.59 | $33.59 | — | — | — source file |
| Saint Anne's Hospital, Lifespan of Massachusetts - Fall River Inc Fall River, MA HC T4 FREE | $43.62 | $43.62 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC T4 FREE | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — | — source file |
| The Miriam Hospital Providence, RI HC FREE T4 BY DIALYSIS | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI HC T4 FREE | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI HC T4 FREE | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI HC T4 FREE | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Rhode Island Hospital Providence, RI HC FREE T4 BY DIALYSIS | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Newport Hospital Newport, RI HC FREE T4 BY DIALYSIS | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — | — source file |
| Emma Pendleton Bradley Hospital East Providence, RI HC FREE T4 BY DIALYSIS | $72.00 | $72.00 | — | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $33.59, median $72.00, highest $72.00 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $72.00 — 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.