TSH thyroid test cost in Louisville, KY — inpatient
In Louisville, KY, 1 hospital lists a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test as an inpatient: from $84.00 to $84.00, with a median of $84.00. Across Kentucky, the median is $96.98 at 72 hospitals.
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 Feb 11, 2026 and Feb 11, 2026.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville, KY HB TSH | $84.00 | $420.00 | $69.30–$387.24 | 80% | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
Inpatient: lowest $84.00, median $84.00, highest $84.00.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $84.00 — 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. 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.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84443 ($91.30). 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.
| Norton Audubon Hospital Louisville, KYHB NEW SCRN-TSH | $7.00 | file |