TSH thyroid test cost in Los Angeles, CA
In Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA, 53 hospitals list a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test: from $9.00 to $526.10, with a median of $83.65. The lowest listed price is at Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner — $74.65 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $92.52 at 220 hospitals.
- The median here, $83.65, is about the same as the US median of $83.10.
- That is 5.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.80).
- Los Angeles, CA ranks 3rd of 5 metro areas in California by median, cheapest first.
- 16 of 53 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
Cash prices at 53 facilities across 37 cities for code 84443, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 4, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 26, 2025 and Oct 5, 2026.
Lowest$9.00Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner
Median$83.65half of hospitals charge less
Highest$526.10in this market
Difference58.5×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 Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
median
Lowest $9.00Highest $526.10
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner lowest Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 HC TSH File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $9.00 | $9.00 | $4.05–$200.65 | — |
| Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Los Angeles, CA · (310) 423-5000 Laboratory Services+4 more lines at this price File of Nov 26, 2025 · source file | $13.49 | $20.75 | $41.61–$233.72 | 35% |
| San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas, CA · (909) 599-6811 Hc Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $434.50 | $15.96–$434.50 | 96% |
| Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA · (310) 673-4660 TSH - 84443 - 41044439+3 more lines at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $473.00 | $1.21–$473.00 | 97% |
| Sherman Oaks Hospital Sherman Oaks, CA · (818) 981-7111 TSH SERUM+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $180.00 | $1.11–$180.00 | 91% |
| Encino Hospital Medical Center Encino, CA · (818) 995-5000 TSH - 84443 - 4154443+1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $185.80 | $16.80–$278.90 | 91% |
| St Francis Medical Center Lynwood, CA · (310) 900-8900 Hc Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $321.00 | $16.80–$288.90 | 95% |
| La Palma Intercommunity Hospital La Palma, CA · (714) 670-7400 Hc Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $423.95 | $16.80–$423.95 | 96% |
| Garden Grove Hospital Medical Center Garden Grove, CA · (714) 537-5160 Hc Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $423.95 | $16.80–$423.95 | 96% |
| West Anaheim Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 827-3000 Hc Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file | $16.00 | $423.95 | $16.80–$423.95 | 96% |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 C TSH File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | $5.40–$64.01 | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 C TSH File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | $5.40–$64.01 | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 C TSH File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $18.00 | $18.00 | $5.40–$64.01 | — |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC TSH REFLEX TO FT4+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $22.40 | $64.00 | — | 65% |
| UCI Health - Placentia Linda Orange, CA · (714) 456-7890 TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.60 | $59.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Los Alamitos Orange, CA · (562) 799-3220 TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.60 | $59.00 | — | 60% |
| UCI Health - Fountain Valley Orange, CA · (714) 966-7200 TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.60 | $59.00 | — | 60% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $23.80 | $68.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC TSH REFLEX TO FT4 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.85 | $71.00 | — | 65% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE(TS File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $38.00 | $38.00 | $9.50–$65.48 | — |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CA · (562) 491-9000 THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $38.07 | $88.00 | $16.80–$105.85 | 57% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $38.50 | $110.00 | — | 65% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH)+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $42.70 | $122.00 | — | 65% |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 364-1400 HC TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.42 | $102.95 | — | 52% |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CA · (714) 633-9111 HC TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.42 | $102.95 | — | 52% |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CA · (714) 992-3000 HC TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $49.42 | $102.95 | — | 52% |
| Pacifica Hospital of the Valley Sun Valley, CA · (818) 767-3310 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) source file | $51.00 | $51.00 | $13.00–$51.00 | — |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC TSH REFLEX TO FT4+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $59.50 | $170.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $71.05 | $203.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $83.65 | $239.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $83.65 | $239.00 | — | 65% |
| Chapman Global Medical Center Orange, CA · (714) 633-0011 THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) File of May 6, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.95–$93.00 | — |
| Anaheim Global Medical Center Anaheim, CA · (714) 533-6220 THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $93.00 | $14.76–$93.00 | — |
| Orange County Global Medical Center Santa Ana, CA · (714) 953-3500 THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH) File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $93.00 | $93.00 | $13.44–$93.00 | — |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CA · (949) 764-4624 HC Tsh File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $100.82 | $155.10 | — | 35% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - West LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 857-2201 ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.68 | $209.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Bay Harbor City, CA · (310) 325-5111 ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.68 | $209.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Downey Downey, CA · (562) 461-6007 ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.68 | $209.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA · (323) 783-4011 ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.68 | $209.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Orange County - Anaheim Anaheim, CA · (714) 279-4000 ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.68 | $209.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Fnd Hospital - Irvine Irvine, CA · (714) 279-4000 ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.68 | $209.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Baldwin Park Baldwin Park, CA · (626) 851-1011 ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.68 | $209.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Panorama City Panorama City, CA · (818) 375-2000 ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.68 | $209.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Woodland Hills Woodland Hills, CA · (818) 719-3800 ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $108.68 | $209.00 | $12.00–$35.00 | 48% |
| USC Arcadia Hospital Arcadia, CA · (626) 898-8000 TSH 3RD GENERATION File of Jul 27, 2026 · source file | $117.60 | $336.00 | $16.13–$336.00 | 65% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $124.60 | $356.00 | — | 65% |
| Keck Hospital of USC Los Angeles, CA · (323) 442-8656 Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $130.50 | $130.50 | — | — |
| Casa Colina Hospital and Centers for Healthcare Pomona, CA · (909) 596-7733 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) File of Oct 5, 2026 · source file | $131.04 | $100.80 | $15.12–$137.09 | -30% |
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CA · (818) 502-1900 THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $143.47 | $456.00 | $14.28–$456.00 | 69% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC TSH REFLEXIVE+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $150.50 | $430.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center Burbank, CA · (818) 843-5111 HC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH LAB+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $155.40 | $444.00 | — | 65% |
| Valley Presbyterian Hospital Van Nuys, CA · (818) 782-6600 TSH File of Jul 9, 2026 · source file | $158.00 | $158.00 | $16.46–$142.20 | — |
| California Hospital Medical Center LA Los Angeles, CA · (213) 748-2411 THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Sep 30, 2026 · source file | $166.42 | $348.00 | $14.28–$261.00 | 52% |
| USC Kenneth Norris Jr Cancer Hospital Los Angeles, CA Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $177.75 | $177.75 | — | — |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH LAB+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $190.40 | $544.00 | — | 65% |
| UCI Health - Lakewood Orange, CA · (562) 602-6751 TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $197.60 | $494.00 | — | 60% |
| Providence Little Co of Mary Medical Center San Pedro San Pedro, CA · (310) 832-3311 HC TSH+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $203.70 | $582.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance Torrance, CA · (310) 540-7676 HC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH+3 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $203.70 | $582.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center Tarzana, CA · (818) 881-0800 HC TSH REFLEX TO FT4 File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $206.50 | $590.00 | — | 65% |
| Saint John's Health Center Santa Monica, CA · (310) 829-5511 HC TSH REFLEX TO FT4+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $207.90 | $594.00 | — | 65% |
| Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Mission Hills, CA · (818) 365-8051 HC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH+4 more lines at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $242.20 | $692.00 | — | 65% |
| Childrens Hospital at Mission - Cerner Mission Viejo, CA · (949) 365-2408 TSH REFLEX FREE T4+1 more line at this price File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $262.00 | $262.00 | $14.76–$262.00 | — |
| Catalina Island Medical Center Avalon, CA · (310) 510-0700 Blood test, thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $343.70 | $491.00 | $15.96–$491.00 | 30% |
| Foothill Regional Medical Center Tustin, CA · (714) 619-7700 TSH File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $346.51 | $346.51 | $0.54–$298.00 | — |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 268-5514 ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $367.50 | $367.50 | $7.06–$294.00 | — |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CA · (310) 532-4200 ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $367.50 | $367.50 | $7.06–$294.00 | — |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CA · (323) 583-1931 ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Feb 4, 2026 · source file | $367.50 | $367.50 | $7.06–$294.00 | — |
| Los Angeles Community Hospital Los Angeles, CA · (323) 267-0477 TSH File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $374.15 | $374.15 | $0.88–$321.77 | — |
| Southern California Hospital at Van Nuys D/P Aph Van Nuys, CA · (323) 462-2271 TSH File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $526.10 | $526.10 | $14.76–$452.45 | — |
| Southern California Hospital at Hollywood Hollywood, CA · (323) 462-2271 TSH File of Mar 18, 2026 · source file | $526.10 | $526.10 | $0.54–$452.45 | — |
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
Outpatient: lowest $9.00, median $83.65, highest $526.10 — a 58.5× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 42 facilities here, median $108.68. 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 20 of 37 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 6 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.
14 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84443 ($73.60). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center Glendale, CARL-A-TSH 3 70225 | $2.52 | file |
| St Mary Medical Center Long Beach, CARL-A-TSH 3 70225 | $3.47 | file |
| East Los Angeles Doctors Hospital Los Angeles, CATHYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE(TSH)-LABCORP | $3.94 | file |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CATHYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE(TSH)-LABCORP | $3.94 | file |
| Coast Plaza Doctors Hospital Norwalk, CATHYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE(TSH)-LABCORP | $3.94 | file |
| Community Hospital of Huntington Park Huntington Park, CATHYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE(TSH)-LABCORP | $3.94 | file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CAHC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH LAB | $4.08 | file |
| Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange Orange, CAHC TSH REFLEX TO FT4 | $4.08 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH LAB | $4.08 | file |
| St Jude Hospital Fullerton, CAHC TSH REFLEX TO FT4 | $4.08 | file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH LAB | $4.08 | file |
| Mission Hospital Regional Med Center Mission Viejo, CAHC TSH REFLEX TO FT4 | $4.08 | file |
| Memorial Hospital of Gardena Gardena, CAASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE | $5.08 | file |
| Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian Newport Beach, CAHC Assay of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Tsh # | $7.16 | file |
File Link to the hospital's own price file.