Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in Knoxville, TN — inpatient

In Knoxville, TN, 6 hospitals list a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $14.40 to $30.24, with a median of $15.84. The lowest listed price is at Parkwest Medical Center.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Aug 5, 2026 and Aug 27, 2026.

Lowest$14.40Parkwest Medical Center
Median$15.84half pay less
Highest$30.24in this market
Difference2.1×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 Knoxville, TN.

median
Lowest $14.40Highest $30.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
Parkwest Medical Center lowest Knoxville, TN THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) $14.40 $48.00 70% Aug 5, 2026
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Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center Knoxville, TN THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) $15.84 $48.00 67% Aug 5, 2026
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Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge Oak Ridge, TN THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) $15.84 $48.00 67% Aug 5, 2026
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Fort Loudoun Medical Center Lenoir City, TN THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) $15.84 $48.00 67% Aug 27, 2026
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Roane County Medical Center Harriman, TN THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) $15.84 $48.00 67% Aug 5, 2026
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Parkwest Medical Center Louisville, TN THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) $30.24 $48.00 37% Aug 5, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $14.40, median $15.84, highest $30.24 — a 2.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $55.77 — 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.