Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in Portland-South Portland, ME — inpatient

In Portland-South Portland, ME, 5 hospitals list a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $33.00 to $300.70, with a median of $117.30. The lowest listed price is at York Hospital.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 9, 2025 and Sep 9, 2025.

Lowest$33.00York Hospital
Median$117.30half pay less
Highest$300.70in this market
Difference9.1×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 Portland-South Portland, ME.

median
Lowest $33.00Highest $300.70

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
York Hospital lowest York, ME THYROID CASCADING REFLEX $33.00 $55.00 40%
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME CHG ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH $44.00 $44.00 Sep 9, 2025
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE $60.32 $232.00 74%
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Mercy Hospital Portland, ME TSH/LAB $60.32 $232.00 74%
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York Hospital York, ME THYROID STIM HORMONE (TSH) LAB CORP $95.40 $159.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME TSH REFLEX $139.20 $232.00 40%
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York Hospital York, ME THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE(TSH) $139.20 $232.00 40%
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MaineHealth Brunswick, ME HC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH $214.55 $214.55 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Biddeford, ME HC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH $235.10 $235.10 Sep 9, 2025
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MaineHealth Portland, ME B* HC ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH $300.70 $300.70 Sep 9, 2025
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Inpatient: lowest $33.00, median $117.30, highest $300.70 — a 9.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $95.40 — 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.