Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in St. Louis, MO-IL — inpatient

In St. Louis, MO-IL, 8 hospitals list a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $10.80 to $213.24, with a median of $74.43. The lowest listed price is at St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis.

Cash prices at 8 facilities across 8 cities for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 16, 2026 and Apr 24, 2026.

Lowest$10.80St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis
Median$74.43half pay less
Highest$213.24in this market
Difference19.7×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 St. Louis, MO-IL.

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Lowest $10.80Highest $213.24

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis lowest Breese, IL HC HEALTH FAIR TSH $10.80 $15.00 28%
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL HC HEALTH FAIR TSH $10.80 $15.00 28%
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL HC HEALTH FAIR TSH $10.80 $15.00 28%
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Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO TSH, 3rd Generation w/ Reflex to FT4 $15.84 $19.80 20% Apr 24, 2026
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Ranken Jordan Home for Convalescent Crippled Children Hospital Maryland Heights, MO TSH, 3rd Generation $15.84 $19.80 20% Apr 24, 2026
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO TSH $58.21 $58.21 Mar 16, 2026
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO TSH ULTRA SENSITIVE $58.21 $58.21 Mar 16, 2026
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital South Louis, MO THYROID CASCADE $58.21 $58.21 Mar 16, 2026
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American Healthcare Systems Illinois LLC Granite City, IL THYROID STIM TSH $74.43 $124.05 40%
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St Josephs Hospital Hospital Sisters Third Order of St Francis Breese, IL HC THYROID STIMULATING HORM $123.84 $172.00 28%
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St Josephs Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis Highland, IL HC THYROID STIMULATING HORM $132.48 $184.00 28%
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St Elizabeths Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St Francis O'Fallon, IL HC THYROID STIMULATING HORM $139.68 $194.00 28%
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL HC THYROID STIMULATING HORM $187.92 $261.00 28%
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Hshs Holy Family Hospital Inc Greenville, IL ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE $187.92 $261.00 28%
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO TSH $213.24 $213.24 Mar 16, 2026
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO THYROID CASCADE $213.24 $213.24 Mar 16, 2026
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Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital St. Louis Chesterfield, MO TSH ULTRA SENSITIVE $213.24 $213.24 Mar 16, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $10.80, median $74.43, highest $213.24 — a 19.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $59.80 — 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.