TSH thyroid test cost in Kansas City, MO
In Kansas City, MO-KS, 18 hospitals list a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test: from $16.00 to $949.38, with a median of $140.00. The lowest listed price is at Saint John Hospital and 2 other hospitals — $124.00 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $44.70 at 64 hospitals.
- The median here, $140.00, is 68% above the US median of $83.10.
- That is 8.3× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.80).
- Kansas City, MO ranks 2nd of 2 metro areas in Missouri by median, cheapest first.
- 9 of 18 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 18 facilities across 13 cities for code 84443, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Oct 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Sep 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 Kansas City, MO-KS.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint John Hospital lowest Leavenworth, KS · (913) 680-6000 Hc Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $305.70 | $15.75–$244.56 | 95% |
| Providence Medical Center lowest Kansas City, KS · (913) 596-4000 Hc Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $305.70 | $15.75–$282.47 | 95% |
| St Joseph Medical Center lowest Kansas City, MO · (816) 942-4400 Hc Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $268.48 | $15.12–$268.48 | 94% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 NBS TSH CMK.1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.88 | $56.00 | $16.54–$50.40 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 NBS TSH CMK.1 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $26.88 | $56.00 | $15.12–$50.40 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 NEWB SCR MO TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.68 | $66.00 | $16.54–$59.40 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 NEWB SCR MO TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $31.68 | $66.00 | $15.12–$59.40 | 52% |
| Liberty Hospital Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 LAB THYROID STIMULATING H+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $46.00 | $165.00 | $46.04–$134.64 | 72% |
| NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE File of Mar 6, 2026 · source file | $62.35 | $215.00 | $15.57–$175.87 | 71% |
| Lafayette Regional Health Center Lexington, MO · (660) 259-2203 TSH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $91.16 | $91.16 | $16.96–$91.16 | — |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TSH (THYROID STIMUL HORMONE) MAIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $95.04 | $198.00 | $15.12–$178.20 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TSH (THYROID STIMUL HORMONE) MAIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $95.04 | $198.00 | $16.54–$178.20 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 CU THYROGLOBULIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $121.92 | $254.00 | $16.54–$228.60 | 52% |
| Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 CU THYROGLOBULIN File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $121.92 | $254.00 | $15.12–$228.60 | 52% |
| Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 TSH File of Apr 20, 2026 · source file | $136.29 | $194.69 | $16.80–$165.49 | 30% |
| Belton Regional Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 348-1200 TSH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $143.70 | $143.70 | $18.68–$129.33 | — |
| Research Medical Center Kansas City, MO · (816) 276-4000 TSH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $147.53 | $147.53 | $19.18–$147.53 | — |
| Lee's Summit Medical Center Lee's Summit, MO · (816) 282-5000 TSH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $147.75 | $147.75 | $19.21–$125.59 | — |
| Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 TSH 84443 File of Apr 7, 2026 · source file | $154.70 | $221.00 | $16.80–$214.15 | 30% |
| Overland Park Regional Medical Center Olathe, KS · (913) 541-5000 TSH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $165.04 | $165.04 | $21.46–$123.78 | — |
| AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC TSH LEVEL+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $271.09 | $271.09 | — | — |
| AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $271.09 | $271.09 | — | — |
| Menorah Medical Center Overland Park, KS · (913) 498-6000 TSH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $702.26 | $702.26 | $91.29–$561.81 | — |
| Centerpoint Medical Center Independence, MO · (816) 698-7000 TSH File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $949.38 | $949.38 | $123.42–$854.44 | — |
Outpatient: lowest $16.00, median $140.00, highest $949.38 — a 59.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $99.32. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 9 of 16 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 it is 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 TSH thyroid test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TSH thyroid test explained.