Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in Birmingham, AL — inpatient
In Birmingham, AL, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $53.07 to $736.00, with a median of $55.59. The lowest listed price is at The Children's Hospital of Alabama.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 84443, 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.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Birmingham, AL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama lowest Birmingham, AL HC Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - POCT Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh) | $53.07 | $123.42 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - POCT Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh) | $53.07 | $123.42 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - POCT Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh) | $53.07 | $123.42 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Quest Chronic Urticaria Panel 2 - Adj 84443 | $55.59 | $129.28 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Quest Chronic Urticaria Panel 2 - Adj 84443 | $55.59 | $129.28 | 57% | — source file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, AL HC Quest Chronic Urticaria Panel 2 - Adj 84443 | $55.59 | $129.28 | 57% | — source file |
| Baptist Health Brookwood Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone | $415.00 | $415.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Princeton Hospital Birmingham, AL Hb Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone | $736.00 | $736.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Walker Hospital Jasper, AL Hb Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone | $736.00 | $736.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Baptist Health Shelby Hospital Alabaster, AL Hb Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - Thyroid Stimulating Hormone | $736.00 | $736.00 | — | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $53.07, median $55.59, highest $736.00 — a 13.9× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $55.59 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
What it is
A TSH test measures thyroid-stimulating hormone in the blood. It is the most common first test for an underactive or overactive thyroid and is used to monitor thyroid medicine doses.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the TSH test only. The blood draw and any follow-up thyroid tests, such as free T4, are billed separately.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84443 ($82.80). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, ALHC Revvity Omics Stepone Comprehensive - Adj 84443 | $6.38 | file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, ALHC Revvity Omics Stepone Comprehensive - Adj 84443 | $6.38 | file |
| The Children's Hospital of Alabama Birmingham, ALHC Revvity Omics Stepone Comprehensive - Adj 84443 | $6.38 | file |