Free T4 test cost in Lake City, IA
In Lake City, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for free T4 (free thyroxine) thyroid blood test: from $21.00 to $21.00, with a median of $21.00. Across Iowa, the median is $65.60 at 79 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84439, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Oct 8, 2024 and Oct 8, 2024.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Lake City, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital lowest Lake City, IA · (712) 464-3171 GEN WELL T4 FREE E | $21.00 | $27.00 | $9.00–$27.00 | 22% | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
| Stewart Memorial Community Hospital Lake City, IA · (712) 464-3171 THYROXINE FREE Y/V/E/H/N/O/U/C2/P1/R1/F1 | $109.00 | $137.00 | $137.00 | 20% | Oct 8, 2024 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $21.00, median $21.00, highest $21.00.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.