TSH thyroid test cost in New Orleans, LA — inpatient
In New Orleans-Metairie, LA, 6 hospitals list a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $13.12 to $113.56, with a median of $25.19. The lowest listed price is at St Bernard Parish Hospital — $12.07 less than the median here. Across Louisiana, the median is $41.16 at 56 hospitals.
Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 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 New Orleans-Metairie, LA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Bernard Parish Hospital lowest Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC TSH - SENSITIVE, SERUM - RL | $13.12 | $41.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC TSH - SENSITIVE, SERUM - RL | $14.56 | $52.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC CU INDEX-TSH ASSAY | $15.40 | $55.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 NEWBORN COMP SCREEN P6 | $19.80 | $33.00 | $18.58–$33.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Bernard Parish Hospital Chalmette, LA · (504) 826-9500 HC TSH | $30.40 | $95.00 | — | 68% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC CU INDEX-TSH ASSAY | $30.58 | $139.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC TSH - SENSITIVE, SERUM - RL | $34.10 | $155.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation New Orleans, LA · (504) 842-3000 HC TSH | $34.10 | $155.00 | — | 78% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 TSH SCREEN | $37.20 | $62.00 | $34.91–$62.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 TSH 3RD GENERATION | $37.20 | $62.00 | $34.91–$62.00 | 40% | — source file |
| The Ochsner West Campus Extended Care Hospital Jefferson, LA HC TSH | $45.88 | $124.00 | — | 63% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 TSH WITH HAMA TREATMENT P2 | $48.60 | $81.00 | $45.60–$81.00 | 40% | — source file |
| St Charles Parish Hospital Luling, LA · (985) 785-3644 TSH WITH HAMA TREATMENT P1 | $48.60 | $81.00 | $45.60–$81.00 | 40% | — source file |
| Ochsner Medical Center – Kenner Kenner, LA · (504) 464-8065 HC TSH | $96.32 | $344.00 | — | 72% | — source file |
| St Charles Surgical Hospital New Orleans, LA · (504) 529-6600 LCMC TSH WITH REFLEX TO FREE T | $113.56 | $322.00 | $16.46–$147.48 | 65% | — source file |
Inpatient: lowest $13.12, median $25.19, highest $113.56 — a 8.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $33.04 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 of 2 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at none is it 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 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.