Total T3 test cost in Omaha, NE — inpatient
In Omaha, NE-IA, 11 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test as an inpatient: from $13.23 to $187.00, with a median of $86.52. The lowest listed price is at Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa — $73.29 less than the median here. Across Nebraska, the median is $89.26 at 52 hospitals.
Cash prices at 11 facilities across 5 cities for code 84480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 14, 2026 and Jul 20, 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 Omaha, NE-IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa lowest Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC RHC TOTAL TT3 File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $13.23 | $27.00 | $15.39–$26.46 | 51% |
| Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 396-6000 Triiodothyronine Total (not for initial screening) File of Feb 15, 2026 · source file | $19.20 | $64.00 | — | 70% |
| Nebraska Methodist Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 354-4000 Triiodothyronine Total (not for initial screening)+1 more line at this price File of Feb 14, 2026 · source file | $23.04 | $64.00 | $32.00 | 64% |
| Alegent Health Community Memorial Hospital of Missouri Valley, Iowa Missouri Valley, IA · (712) 642-2784 HC T3 TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $56.35 | $115.00 | $65.55–$112.70 | 51% |
| Alegent Health Immanuel Medical Center Omaha, NE · (402) 572-2121 HC T3 TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $86.52 | $206.00 | $123.60–$175.10 | 58% |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs Council Bluffs, IA · (712) 328-5000 HC T3 TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $86.52 | $206.00 | $123.60–$175.10 | 58% |
| CHI Health Bergan Mercy Omaha, NE · (402) 398-6020 HC T3 TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $86.52 | $206.00 | $123.60–$175.10 | 58% |
| CHI Health Lakeside Omaha, NE · (402) 717-8000 HC T3 TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $86.52 | $206.00 | $123.60–$175.10 | 58% |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center Omaha, NE HC T3 TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $86.52 | $206.00 | $123.60–$175.10 | 58% |
| CHI Health Midlands Papillion, NE · (402) 593-3000 HC T3 TOTAL File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $86.52 | $206.00 | $123.60–$175.10 | 58% |
| Saunders Medical Center Wahoo, NE · (402) 443-4191 T-3 RIA source file | $111.00 | $148.00 | — | 25% |
| Nebraska Spine Hospital Omaha, NE · (402) 572-3000 HC T3 TOTAL File of Jul 20, 2026 · source file | $187.00 | $187.00 | $140.25–$187.00 | — |
Inpatient: lowest $13.23, median $86.52, highest $187.00 — a 14.1× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 15 facilities here, median $86.52 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 8 of 9 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 8 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.