Lab tests CPT 84439 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T4 test cost in Salem, OR — inpatient

In Salem, OR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test as an inpatient: from $6.38 to $46.64, with a median of $46.64. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Silverton Medical Center — $40.26 less than the median here. Across Oregon, the median is $44.25 at 39 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 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$6.38Legacy Silverton Medical Center
Median$46.64half pay less
Highest$46.64in this market
Difference7.3×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 Salem, OR.

median
Lowest $6.38Highest $46.64

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Legacy Silverton Medical Center lowest Silverton, OR CHG ASSAY OF FREE THYROXINE $6.38 $9.82 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR HC T4 FREE THYROXINE FREE $16.22 $24.96 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Silverton Medical Center Silverton, OR HC T4 FREE BY DIRECT DIALYSIS $21.45 $33.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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West Valley Hospital Dallas, OR HCHRG T4, FREE $46.64 $88.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Salem Hospital Salem, OR HCHRG T4, FREE $46.64 $88.00 — 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $6.38, median $46.64, highest $46.64 — a 7.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $46.64 — 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.