Lab tests CPT 84443 Outpatient

TSH thyroid test cost in Milwaukee, WI

In Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI, 16 hospitals list a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test: from $12.50 to $63.60, with a median of $19.24. The lowest listed price is at Aurora Medical Center Washington County and 7 other hospitals — $6.74 less than the median here. Across Wisconsin, the median is $89.90 at 98 hospitals.

  • The median here, $19.24, is 77% below the US median of $83.10.
  • That is 1.1× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.80).
  • Every hospital here lists a cash price below its full list price.

Cash prices at 16 facilities across 10 cities for code 84443, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Nov 7, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 1, 2026 and Nov 6, 2026.

Lowest$12.50Aurora Medical Center Washington County + 7 more
Median$19.24half of hospitals charge less
Highest$63.60in this market
Difference5.1×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 Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI.

median
Lowest $12.50Highest $124.44

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Aurora Medical Center Washington County lowest Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 NEWBORN TSH File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file $12.50 $25.00 $14.94–$61.33 50%
Aurora Medical Center Grafton lowest Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 NEWBORN TSH File of Nov 4, 2026 · source file $12.50 $25.00 $14.94–$61.33 50%
Aurora Medical Center Summit lowest Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 NEWBORN TSH File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file $12.50 $25.00 $14.94–$61.33 50%
Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro lowest Cudahy, WI · (414) 649-6000 NEWBORN TSH File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file $12.50 $25.00 $14.94–$61.33 50%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 NEWBORN TSH File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file $12.50 $25.00 $14.94–$61.33 50%
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha lowest Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 NEWBORN TSH File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file $12.50 $25.00 $14.94–$61.33 50%
Aurora West Allis Medical Center lowest West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 NEWBORN TSH File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file $12.50 $25.00 $14.94–$61.33 50%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center lowest Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 NEWBORN TSH File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file $12.50 $25.00 $14.94–$61.33 50%
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE-R+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $25.97 $49.00 $17.64–$39.80 47%
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon, WI HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE-R+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $25.97 $49.00 $17.64–$39.80 47%
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC TSH NEO+1 more line at this price File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $26.40 $48.00 $33.60–$45.60 45%
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE-R File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $27.03 $51.00 $17.64–$39.48 47%
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE-R File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $27.03 $51.00 $17.64–$39.48 47%
Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE-R File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $27.03 $51.00 $17.64–$39.48 47%
Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin Glendale, WI TSH File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $55.12 $104.00 $16.30–$40.99 47%
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 POC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file $57.50 $115.00 $14.94–$97.75 50%
Midwest Orthopedic Specialty Hospital Franklin, WI HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $63.60 $120.00 $17.64–$78.97 47%
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital - Franklin Campus Franklin, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $63.60 $120.00 $17.64–$78.97 47%
Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 447-2130 HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $63.60 $120.00 $17.64–$78.97 47%
Ascension St. Francis Hospital Milwaukee, WI · (414) 647-5000 HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $63.60 $120.00 $17.64–$78.97 47%
Aurora Medical Center Summit Summit, WI · (262) 434-1600 TSH File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file $107.50 $215.00 $14.94–$182.75 50%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center of Aurora Health Care Metro Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 TSH File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file $107.50 $215.00 $14.94–$182.75 50%
Aurora Medical Center Washington County Hartford, WI · (262) 673-2300 TSH File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file $107.50 $215.00 $14.94–$182.75 50%
Aurora St Lukes Medical Center Milwaukee, WI · (414) 649-6000 TSH File of Nov 5, 2026 · source file $107.50 $215.00 $14.94–$182.75 50%
Aurora West Allis Medical Center West Allis, WI · (414) 328-6000 TSH File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file $107.50 $215.00 $14.94–$182.75 50%
Aurora Medical Center Grafton Grafton, WI · (262) 329-1000 TSH File of Nov 4, 2026 · source file $107.50 $215.00 $14.94–$182.75 50%
Aurora St. Luke's South Shore of Aurora Health Care Metro Cudahy, WI · (414) 649-6000 TSH File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file $107.50 $215.00 $14.94–$182.75 50%
Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Kenosha, WI · (262) 948-5600 TSH File of Nov 6, 2026 · source file $107.50 $215.00 $14.94–$182.75 50%
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Milwaukee Campus Milwaukee, WI · (414) 585-1374 HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $109.71 $207.00 $17.64–$76.68 47%
Ascension Columbia St. Mary's Hospital - Ozaukee Campus Mequon, WI HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE+1 more line at this price File of Jan 1, 2026 · source file $109.71 $207.00 $17.64–$76.68 47%
Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Milwaukee, WI · (414) 266-3954 HBC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH+1 more line at this price File of Mar 23, 2026 · source file $124.44 $226.25 $158.38–$214.94 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.

Outpatient: lowest $12.50, median $19.24, highest $63.60 — a 5.1× difference within the same market.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $12.50. 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 15 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 9 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.

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