Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TSH thyroid test cost in Pikeville, KY — inpatient

In Pikeville, KY, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $64.20 to $168.00, with a median of $116.10. The lowest listed price is at Arh Our Lady of the Way — $51.90 less than the median here. Across Kentucky, the median is $129.90 at 58 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities across 2 cities for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$64.20Arh Our Lady of the Way
Median$116.10half pay less
Highest$168.00in this market
Difference2.6×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 Pikeville, KY.

median
Lowest $64.20Highest $168.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Arh Our Lady of the Way lowest Martin, KY · (606) 285-6400 TSH $64.20 $107.00 $16.80–$94.16 40% —
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Tug Valley Arh Regional Medical Center South Williamson, KY · (606) 237-1700 TSH $168.00 $280.00 $14.28–$252.00 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $64.20, median $116.10, highest $168.00 — a 2.6× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 3 facilities here, median $159.00 — 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.