Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TSH thyroid test cost in Texarkana, TX — inpatient

In Texarkana, TX-AR, 2 hospitals list a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $42.90 to $210.90, with a median of $126.90. The lowest listed price is at CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street — $84.00 less than the median here. Across Texas, the median is $123.09 at 298 hospitals.

Cash prices at 2 facilities for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 14, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$42.90CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street
Median$126.90half pay less
Highest$210.90in this market
Difference4.9×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 Texarkana, TX-AR.

median
Lowest $42.90Highest $210.90

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone $42.90 $78.00 $24.80–$70.20 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 Thyroid Stimulating Hormone w/Reflex to Free T4 $42.90 $78.00 $24.80–$70.20 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 TSH (RL) $42.90 $78.00 $24.80–$70.20 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street lowest Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 84443 THYROID STIM TSH $42.90 $78.00 $24.80–$70.20 45% Jan 14, 2026
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CHRISTUS Health - Pine Street Texarkana, TX · (903) 798-8000 84443 NBS THYROID STIM TSH $171.05 $311.00 $98.90–$279.90 45% Jan 14, 2026
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Pam Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North Texarkana, TX Thyroid Stim Hormone $210.90 $210.90 $147.63–$189.81 — Aug 6, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $42.90, median $126.90, highest $210.90 — a 4.9× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $39.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 1 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.