Total T3 test cost in Akron, OH
In Akron, OH, 5 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test: from $19.13 to $300.30, with a median of $63.70. The lowest listed price is at Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron — $44.57 less than the median here. Across Ohio, the median is $60.13 at 130 hospitals.
Cash prices at 5 facilities across 3 cities for code 84480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Nov 11, 2025 and Jul 14, 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 Akron, OH.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron lowest Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB T3 TOTAL File of Nov 11, 2025 · source file | $19.13 | $25.50 | $8.67–$25.22 | 25% |
| University Hospitals Portage Medical Center Ravenna, OH · (330) 297-2300 HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOTAL ASSAY, TT-3 - T3 (THYROID HORMONE) File of Jul 14, 2026 · source file | $52.50 | $70.00 | $6.71–$63.00 | 25% |
| Akron General Medical Center Akron, OH · (330) 344-6000 TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOTAL(TT-3) File of Jun 15, 2026 · source file | $63.70 | $98.00 | $0.95–$58.11 | 35% |
| Summa Health System Akron, OH · (330) 375-3000 Noncdm Charge Record File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $174.00 | $174.00 | — | — |
| Western Reserve Cuyahoga Falls, OH · (330) 971-7000 T3 RIA TOTAL source file | $300.30 | $546.00 | $14.18–$185.64 | 45% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HBI T3 (RIA) File of Nov 11, 2025 · source file | $338.25 | $451.00 | $153.34–$446.04 | 25% |
| Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron Akron, OH · (330) 543-8290 HB TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOTAL ASSAY, TT-3 File of Nov 11, 2025 · source file | $516.00 | $688.00 | $233.92–$680.43 | 25% |
Outpatient: lowest $19.13, median $63.70, highest $300.30 — a 15.7× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $118.85. 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 2 of 4 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 total T3 test measures the thyroid hormone triiodothyronine. It is used mainly when an overactive thyroid is suspected.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84480 ($83.70). 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.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Summa Health System Akron, OHHc T3 Total (Tt-3) | $3.13 | file |