TSH thyroid test cost in Houma, LA — inpatient
In Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $18.04 to $187.46, with a median of $71.00. The lowest listed price is at Ochsner St Anne General Hospital — $52.96 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $52.80 at 37 hospitals.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 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 Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital lowest Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC TSH - SENSITIVE, SERUM - RL | $18.04 | $41.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC TSH | $39.16 | $89.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Ochsner St Anne General Hospital Raceland, LA · (985) 537-6841 HC CU INDEX-TSH ASSAY | $39.16 | $89.00 | — | 56% | — source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 Assay thyroid stim hormone | $71.00 | $71.00 | $14.45–$35.50 | — | — source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 THYROID CASCADE | $187.46 | $187.46 | $9.86–$131.22 | — | — source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 TSH W REFLEX TO FT4 | $187.46 | $187.46 | $9.86–$131.22 | — | — source file |
| Lady of the Sea General Hospital Cut Off, LA · (985) 632-6401 THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE | $187.46 | $187.46 | $9.86–$131.22 | — | — source file |
| Leonard J Chabert Medical Center Houma, LA · (985) 873-2200 TSH | $252.00 | $252.00 | $14.45–$126.00 | — | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $18.04, median $71.00, highest $187.46 — a 10.4× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $71.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 0 of 2 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 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.