Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test in Cedar Rapids, IA — inpatient

In Cedar Rapids, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $42.40 to $55.00, with a median of $48.70.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Jan 28, 2026 and Jan 28, 2026.

Lowest$42.40St Luke's Methodist Hospital
Median$48.70half pay less
Highest$55.00in this market
Difference1.3×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 Cedar Rapids, IA.

median
Lowest $42.40Highest $55.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceOff listFile date
St Luke's Methodist Hospital lowest Cedar Rapids, IA CHG ASSAY THYROID STIM HORMONE $42.40 $53.00 20% Jan 28, 2026
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St Luke's Methodist Hospital Cedar Rapids, IA HC THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE $55.00 $68.75 20% Jan 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $42.40, median $48.70, highest $55.00 — a 1.3× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $48.70 — 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.