Lab tests CPT 84439 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T4 test cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test as an inpatient: from $32.62 to $40.15, with a median of $32.62. The lowest listed price is at Rochester General Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $48.47 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities 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$32.62Rochester General Hospital + 2 more
Median$32.62half pay less
Highest$40.15in this market
Difference1.2×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $32.62Highest $40.15

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rochester General Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC FREE THYROXINE $32.62 $50.19 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic lowest Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC FREE THYROXINE $32.62 $50.19 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital lowest Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC FREE THYROXINE $32.62 $50.19 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC FREE THYROXINE $40.15 $50.19 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $32.62, median $32.62, highest $40.15 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $32.62 — 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.