Lab tests CPT 84480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total T3 test cost in Little Rock, AR — inpatient

In Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR, 3 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test as an inpatient: from $17.60 to $48.25, with a median of $47.79. The lowest listed price is at Conway Regional Medical Center — $30.19 less than the median here. Across Arkansas, the median is $42.04 at 48 hospitals.

Cash prices at 3 facilities across 3 cities for code 84480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 and Jul 2, 2026.

Lowest$17.60Conway Regional Medical Center

Median$47.79half of hospitals charge less

Highest$48.25in this market

Difference2.7×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 Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR.

median

Lowest $17.60Highest $79.22

Hospitals, cheapest first

Hospital	Cash price	List price	Insurers pay	Off list
Conway Regional Medical Center lowest Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 ASSAY TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3) File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file	$17.60	$80.00	$17.60–$80.00	78%
St. Vincent Infirmary Medical Center Sherwood, AR · (501) 552-7100 T3 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$47.79	$188.00	—	75%
CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock, AR · (501) 552-3000 T3 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file	$48.25	$188.00	—	74%
Conway Regional Medical Center Conway, AR · (501) 329-3831 T3 TOTAL File of Jul 2, 2026 · source file	$79.22	$360.08	$79.22–$360.08	78%

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.

Inpatient: lowest $17.60, median $47.79, highest $48.25 — a 2.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 9 facilities here, median $47.79 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. 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.