Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA — inpatient
In San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $12.00 to $242.25, with a median of $124.50. The lowest listed price is at Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego.
Cash prices at 9 facilities across 6 cities for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and May 29, 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego lowest San Diego, CA Scripps Nicu-Newborn Screen, Tsh-Dh | $12.00 | $16.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC TSH GS (NBS) | $24.00 | $32.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC TSH GS (NBS) | $24.00 | $32.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC TSH GS (NBS) | $24.00 | $32.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC TSH GS (NBS) | $24.00 | $32.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA Thyroid Stimulating Hormone | $24.84 | $41.40 | 40% | May 29, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Scripps Hc Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin (Arup) S/O | $30.88 | $41.18 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Marcos San Marcos, CA ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH | $108.68 | $209.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Clairemont Mesa San Diego, CA ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH | $108.68 | $209.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - San Diego - Zion San Diego, CA ASSAY OF THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE TSH | $108.68 | $209.00 | 48% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Tsh Gs (Nbs) | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Scripps Nicu-Tsh | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrmer Cv-Tsh | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrmer Hc-Tsh | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scren-Newborn Screen, Tsh-Dh | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scren-Tsh | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Tsh | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Scrlj-Newborn Screen,Tsh-Dh | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Thyroid Stim Hormone 84443 300 | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rsp Tsh Thyroid Stim Hormone | $124.50 | $166.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center Chula Vista, CA HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE - THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE | $155.25 | $207.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Grossmont Hospital Corporation La Mesa, CA HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE - THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE | $155.25 | $207.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital San Diego, CA HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE - THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE | $155.25 | $207.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Sharp Coronado Hospital and Healthcare Center Coronado, CA HC ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE - THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE | $155.25 | $207.00 | 25% | — source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Lab-Tsh | $217.50 | $290.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Rady Children's Hospital - San Diego San Diego, CA Rch Liv-Tsh | $242.25 | $323.00 | 25% | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $12.00, median $124.50, highest $242.25 — a 20.2× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 10 facilities here, median $124.50 — 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84443 ($82.80). 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.
| Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CATSH LC | $3.11 | file |