Lab tests CPT 84480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total T3 test cost in Kansas City, MO — inpatient

In Kansas City, MO-KS, 9 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test as an inpatient: from $40.00 to $199.14, with a median of $130.90. The lowest listed price is at Liberty Hospital — $90.90 less than the median here. Across Missouri, the median is $75.30 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 cities for code 84480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 6, 2026 and Aug 6, 2026.

Lowest$40.00Liberty Hospital
Median$130.90half pay less
Highest$199.14in this market
Difference5.0×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 Kansas City, MO-KS.

median
Lowest $40.00Highest $199.14

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Liberty Hospital lowest Liberty, MO · (816) 781-7200 T3 BY RIA $40.00 $145.00 $40.46–$118.32 72% —
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NKC Health North Kansas City, MO · (816) 691-2000 T3 TOTAL $55.10 $190.00 $114.00–$155.42 71% Mar 6, 2026
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City, MO · (816) 234-3000 TOTAL T3 MAIN $80.16 $167.00 $80.16–$150.30 52% —
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Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas Overland Park, KS · (913) 696-8000 TOTAL T3 MAIN $80.16 $167.00 $80.16–$150.30 52% —
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Cass Regional Medical Center Harrisonville, MO · (816) 380-5888 84480 T3 TOTAL $130.90 $187.00 $24.31–$181.20 30% Apr 7, 2026
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Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park Overland Park, KS Triiodothyronine (T3) $138.70 $138.70 $83.22–$124.83 — Aug 6, 2026
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Bates County Memorial Hospital Butler, MO · (660) 200-7000 TOTAL T-3 $148.40 $211.99 $180.19 30% Apr 20, 2026
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AdventHealth Shawnee Mission Shawnee Mission, KS · (913) 676-2152 HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOTAL ASSAY, TT-3 - T3 (THYROID HORMONE) $199.14 $199.14 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth South Overland Park Overland Park, KS · (913) 373-2000 HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOTAL ASSAY, TT-3 - T3 (THYROID HORMONE) $199.14 $199.14 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $40.00, median $130.90, highest $199.14 — a 5.0× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 20 facilities here, median $173.77 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At 6 of 7 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 3 it is 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.