Lab tests CPT 84439 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T4 test cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test as an inpatient: from $32.10 to $64.20, with a median of $64.20. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC — $32.10 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $57.00 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 84439, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$32.10Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC
Median$64.20half pay less
Highest$64.20in this market
Difference2.0×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Richmond, VA.

median
Lowest $32.10Highest $194.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC lowest Petersburg, VA HC So T4 Free $32.10 $107.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital LLC Richmond, VA HC So T4 Free $54.00 $90.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center LLC Midlothian, VA HC So T4 Free $64.20 $107.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center LLC Mechanicsville, VA HC So T4 Free $64.20 $107.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC Richmond, VA HC So T4 Free $64.20 $107.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond LLC Richmond, VA HC Assay of Free Thyroxine $85.20 $142.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital LLC Richmond, VA HC Assay of Free Thyroxine $85.20 $142.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center LLC Midlothian, VA HC Assay of Free Thyroxine $85.20 $142.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center LLC Mechanicsville, VA HC Assay of Free Thyroxine $85.20 $142.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Mercy Health Petersburg LLC Petersburg, VA HC Assay of Free Thyroxine $194.40 $648.00 — 70% —
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Inpatient: lowest $32.10, median $64.20, highest $64.20 — a 2.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $54.00 — 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.