Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TSH thyroid test cost in Monroe, LA — inpatient

In Monroe, LA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $11.59 to $11.59, with a median of $11.59. Across Louisiana, the median is $39.63 at 58 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$11.59Ochsner LSU Health Monroe
Median$11.59half pay less
Highest$11.59in this market
Difference1.0×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 Monroe, LA.

median
Lowest $11.59Highest $57.96

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Ochsner LSU Health Monroe lowest Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC TSH - SENSITIVE, SERUM - RL $11.59 $50.40 — 77% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC TSH $57.96 $252.00 — 77% —
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Ochsner LSU Health Monroe Monroe, LA · (318) 388-7000 HC CU INDEX-TSH ASSAY $57.96 $252.00 — 77% —
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Inpatient: lowest $11.59, median $11.59, highest $11.59.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $54.35 — 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.