TSH thyroid test cost in New Orleans, LA
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test: from $11.07 to $113.56, with a median of $33.04. The lowest listed price is at St Charles Parish Hospital — $21.97 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $40.32 at 61 hospitals.
- The median here, $33.04, is 60% below the US median of $83.10.
- That is 2.0× 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 13 facilities across 6 cities for code 84443, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Sep 16, 2026.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Charles Parish Hospital lowest Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC TSH - SENSITIVE, SERUM - RL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $11.07 | $41.00 | $15.06–$63.09 | 73% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC TSH - SENSITIVE, SERUM - RL File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $11.48 | $41.00 | $15.12–$95.28 | 72% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CU INDEX-TSH ASSAY File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $12.32 | $44.00 | $15.12–$95.28 | 72% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC TSH - SENSITIVE, SERUM - RL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $13.12 | $41.00 | $7.06–$58.75 | 68% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CU INDEX-TSH ASSAY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $24.42 | $111.00 | $15.06–$99.90 | 78% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Labcorp Assay of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Tsh File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $25.76 | $184.00 | $13.76–$93.66 | 86% |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC TSH+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $27.28 | $124.00 | $15.06–$111.60 | 78% |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $30.40 | $95.00 | $7.06–$71.25 | 68% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Arup Tsh File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $33.04 | $236.00 | $115.64–$70.80 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Arup Tsh File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $33.04 | $236.00 | $115.64–$70.80 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Arup Tsh File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $33.04 | $236.00 | $115.64–$70.80 | 86% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Arup Tsh+1 more line at this price File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $37.60 | $235.00 | $111.39–$70.50 | 84% |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 702-3000 Blood Test Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh)+2 more lines at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $38.94 | $177.00 | $100.18–$69.21 | 78% |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC TSH File of Sep 16, 2026 · source file | $40.04 | $143.00 | $15.12–$122.84 | 72% |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 899-9511 Arup Tsh+2 more lines at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $46.17 | $171.00 | $109.10–$83.60 | 73% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC CU INDEX-TSH ASSAY File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $48.06 | $178.00 | $15.06–$151.30 | 73% |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 HC TSH File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $48.87 | $181.00 | $15.06–$153.85 | 73% |
| New Orleans East Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 592-6600 Blood Test Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh)+1 more line at this price File of Jun 24, 2026 · source file | $72.48 | $453.00 | $152.75–$453.00 | 84% |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LA · (504) 897-8247 Arup Tsh+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $91.42 | $653.00 | $121.65–$489.75 | 86% |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Test Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh)+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $104.30 | $745.00 | $149.00–$78.97 | 86% |
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LA · (504) 988-5263 Labcorp Assay of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Tsh+1 more line at this price File of Jun 25, 2026 · source file | $104.30 | $745.00 | $149.00–$78.97 | 86% |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LA · (504) 988-5263 Blood Test Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (Tsh)+1 more line at this price File of Jul 1, 2026 · source file | $104.30 | $745.00 | $149.00–$78.97 | 86% |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC TSH WITH REFLEX TO FREE T File of Aug 17, 2026 · source file | $113.56 | $322.00 | $16.46–$147.48 | 65% |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LA · (504) 347-5511 Labcorp Assay of Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Tsh File of Jun 30, 2026 · source file | $119.20 | $745.00 | $143.56–$745.00 | 84% |
Outpatient: lowest $11.07, median $33.04, highest $113.56 — a 10.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $22.57. 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 13 of 13 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.
What TSH thyroid test is, what the price covers and why prices differ: TSH thyroid test explained.
7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tulane Medical Center New Orleans, LANbscr Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone | $1.40 | file |
| Lakeside Hospital Metairie, LANbscr Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone | $1.40 | file |
| East Jefferson General Hospital Metairie, LANbscr Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone | $1.40 | file |
| Touro Infirmary New Orleans, LANbscr Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone | $1.40 | file |
| West Jefferson Medical Center Marrero, LANbscr Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone | $1.60 | file |
| University Med Center New Orleans, LANbscr Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone | $2.20 | file |
| Childrens Hospital New Orleans, LANbscr Assay Thyroid Stim Hormone | $2.70 | file |