Lab tests CPT 84480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total T3 test cost in Grand Rapids, MI — inpatient

In Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI, 7 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test as an inpatient: from $43.00 to $105.00, with a median of $43.00. The lowest listed price is at Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital and 3 other hospitals. Across Michigan, the median is $48.10 at 79 hospitals.

Cash prices at 7 facilities across 6 cities for code 84480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 31, 2026 and Mar 31, 2026.

Lowest$43.00Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital + 3 more
Median$43.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$105.00in this market
Difference2.4×highest vs lowest

Where each hospital's price falls

Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI.

median
Lowest $43.00Highest $105.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Corewell Health Butterworth Hospital lowest Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 391-1774 Hc Total T3+1 more line at this price source file $43.00 $43.00 — —
Corewell Health Blodgett Hospital lowest East Grand Rapids, MI Hc Total T3 source file $43.00 $43.00 — —
Corewell Health Zeeland Community Hospital lowest Zeeland, MI · (616) 772-4644 Hc Total T3 source file $43.00 $43.00 — —
Corewell Health Greenville Hospital lowest Greenville, MI · (616) 754-4691 Hc Total T3 source file $43.00 $43.00 — —
Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC Warde T3 (Triiodothyronine) Total File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $46.15 $71.00 $7.75–$87.63 35%
Mercy Health Saint Marys Grand Rapids, MI · (616) 685-5000 HC T3 (Triiodothyronine) Total File of Mar 31, 2026 · source file $55.90 $86.00 $7.75–$87.63 35%
Sheridan Community Hospital Sheridan, MI · (989) 291-3261 T3 TOTAL source file $84.00 $105.00 $10.25–$92.72 20%
Trinity Health Grand Haven Hospital Grand Haven, MI · (616) 847-5268 T3 TOTAL source file $105.00 $105.00 $7.76–$49.23 —
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Inpatient: lowest $43.00, median $43.00, highest $105.00 — a 2.4× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 7 facilities here, median $43.00 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 2 of 3 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.