Total T3 test cost in Buffalo, NY — inpatient
In Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test as an inpatient: from $60.38 to $180.85, with a median of $109.13. The lowest listed price is at Erie County Medical Center — $48.75 less than the median here. Across New York, the median is $56.30 at 106 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 2 cities for code 84480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Oct 2, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Oct 1, 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 Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erie County Medical Center lowest Buffalo, NY · (716) 898-3936 TRIIODOTHYRONINE File of Aug 25, 2026 · source file | $60.38 | $130.93 | $5.76–$117.83 | 54% |
| Kaleida Health Buffalo, NY · (716) 859-8620 T3 -Triiodothyronine Tot+1 more line at this price File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $95.00 | $95.00 | — | — |
| Bertrand Chaffee Hospital Springville, NY · (716) 592-2871 T-3 TOTAL LAB+1 more line at this price File of Oct 1, 2026 · source file | $123.25 | $145.00 | $5.70–$145.00 | 15% |
| Roswell Park Cancer Institute Buffalo, NY Tri-Iodo-Thyronine (T3) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $180.85 | $180.85 | — | — |
Inpatient: lowest $60.38, median $109.13, highest $180.85 — a 3.0× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $95.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 2 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 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.
3 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84480 ($80.86). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy Hospital of Buffalo Buffalo, NYT3 Hormone Blood Test to Evaluate Thyroid | $5.70 | file |
| Mount St. Mary's Hospital Lewiston, NYT3 Hormone Blood Test to Evaluate Thyroid | $5.70 | file |
| Sisters of Charity Hospital Buffalo, NYT3 Hormone Blood Test to Evaluate Thyroid | $5.70 | file |