Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in Huntsville, AL — inpatient

In Huntsville, AL, 2 hospitals list a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $39.65 to $234.46, with a median of $140.50. The lowest listed price is at Crestwood Medical Center.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 22, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Jan 1, 2026.

Lowest$39.65Crestwood Medical Center
Median$140.50half pay less
Highest$234.46in this market
Difference5.9×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 Huntsville, AL.

median
Lowest $39.65Highest $234.46

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Crestwood Medical Center lowest Huntsville, AL THYROID STIM TSH $39.65 $188.83 79% Jan 1, 2026
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL LAB-TSH $140.50 $140.50
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Huntsville Hospital Huntsville, AL LAB-CU INDEX, TSH $234.46 $234.46
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Inpatient: lowest $39.65, median $140.50, highest $234.46 — a 5.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $140.50 — 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.