Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH
In Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test: from $28.19 to $162.90, with a median of $43.40. The lowest listed price is at Boston Medical Center South.
Cash prices at 8 facilities across 5 cities for code 84443, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Medical Center South lowest Brockton, MA HC Chg Assay of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Tsh | $28.19 | $62.65 | 55% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Brighton Boston, MA HC Chg Assay of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Tsh | $32.06 | $71.24 | 55% | — source file |
| Melrosewakefield Healthcare Melrose, MA HC Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - Thyroid Stimulatin | $43.40 | $62.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Tufts Medical Center Boston, MA HC Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - Thyroid Stimulatin | $43.40 | $62.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Lowell General Hospital Lowell, MA HC Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone - Thyroid Stimulatin | $43.40 | $62.00 | 30% | — source file |
| Boston Medical Center Boston, MA HC Chg Assay of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Tsh | $65.70 | $146.00 | 55% | — source file |
| Cambridge Health Alliance Cambridge, MA HC Tsh (Thyroid Stimulate Horome) | $90.00 | $90.00 | — | — source file |
| Shriners Childrens - Boston Boston, MA ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE | $162.90 | $162.90 | — | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $28.19, median $43.40, highest $162.90 — a 5.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $43.40. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.