Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in Lancaster, PA
In Lancaster, PA, 3 hospitals list a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test: from $31.60 to $85.80, with a median of $31.60. The lowest listed price is at Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center.
Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 84443, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 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 Lancaster, PA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center lowest Lancaster, PA 84443 TSH (NEWBORN Scrn) Tech | $31.60 | $109.00 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA 84443 TSH Ultra Sensitive Tech | $31.60 | $109.00 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA 84443 TSH without HAMA Tech | $31.60 | $109.00 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA 84443 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone. Tech | $31.60 | $109.00 | 71% | — source file |
| Penn State Health Lancaster Medical Center Lancaster, PA 84443 TSH Neonatal-Quest Tech | $31.60 | $109.00 | 71% | — source file |
| Ephrata Community Hospital Ephrata, PA Blood Test, Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh) | $40.00 | $119.00 | 66% | — source file |
| UPMC Lititz Lititz, PA HC TSH T/F | $85.80 | $143.00 | 40% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $31.60, median $31.60, highest $85.80 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $31.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.