Lab tests CPT 84443 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

TSH thyroid test cost in Livingston, TX — inpatient

In Livingston, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $73.35 to $73.35, with a median of $73.35. Across Texas, the median is $130.35 at 233 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84443, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Feb 28, 2026.

Lowest$73.35Memorial Hospital of Polk County
Median$73.35half pay less
Highest$73.35in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Memorial Hospital of Polk County Livingston, TX · (936) 327-4381 TSH ULTRA SENSITIVE $73.35 $489.00 $234.72–$440.10 85% Feb 28, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $73.35, median $73.35, highest $73.35.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $73.35 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.

3 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.

Memorial Hospital of Polk County Livingston, TXSAHF TSH $1.95 file
Memorial Hospital of Polk County Livingston, TXLHF TSH $3.45 file
Memorial Hospital of Polk County Livingston, TXEL TSH (ULTRA SENSITIVE) $5.25 file