Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY — inpatient

In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $9.00 to $214.22, with a median of $40.30. The lowest listed price is at Mount St. Mary's Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 2 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 Aug 25, 2026.

Lowest$9.00Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Median$40.30half pay less
Highest$214.22in this market
Difference23.8×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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.

median
Lowest $9.00Highest $214.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Mount St. Mary's Hospital lowest Lewiston, NY Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Test $9.00 $68.00 87%
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Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NY Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Test $9.00 $68.00 87%
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Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NY Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Test $9.00 $68.00 87%
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Erie County Medical Center Corporation Buffalo, NY THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE $71.59 $112.23 36% Aug 25, 2026
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Free Thyroxine Index $140.94 $140.94 Apr 1, 2026
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Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Thyroid Stim Hormone (Tsh) $214.22 $214.22 Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $9.00, median $40.30, highest $214.22 — a 23.8× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $35.54 — 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.