TSH thyroid test cost in Santa Maria, CA
In Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test: from $11.02 to $11.02, with a median of $11.02. Across California, the median is $83.65 at 165 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84443, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 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 Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Health lowest Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-UIAT 2005415C | $11.02 | $25.74 | $12.87–$43.29 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 THYROID STIM HORMONE | $20.55 | $48.00 | $16.80–$48.00 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-LBCORP THYCAS 330015 | $28.36 | $66.24 | $16.80–$66.24 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-QST TSH HAMA 19537 | $32.32 | $75.50 | $16.80–$75.50 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-MAYO FCUIP PANEL A | $33.51 | $78.29 | $16.80–$78.29 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CA · (805) 739-3100 RL-A-MAYO-THSCM A | $52.50 | $122.65 | $16.80–$122.65 | 57% | Feb 28, 2026 source file |
Outpatient: lowest $11.02, median $11.02, highest $11.02.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $11.02. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated and 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84443 ($89.40). 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.
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-TSH 3 70225 | $3.43 | file |
| Dignity Health Santa Maria, CARL-A-TSH 70145 | $3.90 | file |