Free T4 test cost in Sayre, PA — inpatient
In Sayre, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test as an inpatient: from $55.40 to $164.87, with a median of $121.26. The lowest listed price is at Troy Community Hospital — $65.86 less than the median here. Across Pennsylvania, the median is $63.60 at 65 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 — 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 Sayre, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Community Hospital lowest Troy, PA · (570) 297-2121 Free T4 by Dialysis | $55.40 | $69.25 | $9.00–$47.83 | 20% | — source file |
| Troy Community Hospital Troy, PA · (570) 297-2121 Free Thyroxine | $95.20 | $119.00 | $9.00–$82.19 | 20% | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda, PA Free T4 by Dialysis | $121.26 | $151.57 | $9.00–$84.32 | 20% | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA · (570) 888-6666 Free T4 by Dialysis | $164.87 | $206.09 | $10.40–$164.87 | 20% | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital Sayre, PA · (570) 888-6666 Free Thyroxine | $185.25 | $231.56 | $12.52–$185.25 | 20% | — source file |
| Robert Packer Hospital, Towanda Campus Towanda, PA Free Thyroxine | $288.70 | $360.88 | $19.35–$200.76 | 20% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $55.40, median $121.26, highest $164.87 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $121.26 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 3 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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.