Total T3 test cost in Columbia, SC
In Columbia, SC, 4 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test: from $66.00 to $188.00, with a median of $87.50. The lowest listed price is at Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown and 1 other hospital — $21.50 less than the median here. Across South Carolina, the median is $142.38 at 38 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 cities for code 84480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 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 Columbia, SC.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Musc Health Columbia Medical Center Downtown lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB TRIIODOTHYRONINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $132.00 | — | 50% |
| MUSC Health Columbia Medical Center Northeast lowest Columbia, SC · (803) 256-5300 HB TRIIODOTHYRONINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $66.00 | $132.00 | — | 50% |
| Kershaw Medical Center Camden, SC · (803) 432-4311 HB TRIIODOTHYRONINE File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $109.00 | $218.00 | — | 50% |
| Lexington Medical Center West Columbia, SC · (803) 791-2000 Hc T3, Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $188.00 | $188.00 | — | — |
Outpatient: lowest $66.00, median $87.50, highest $188.00 — a 2.8× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 4 facilities here, median $87.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
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.