Total T3 test cost in Pensacola, FL — inpatient
In Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL, 4 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test as an inpatient: from $26.40 to $150.82, with a median of $35.70. The lowest listed price is at Jay Hospital — $9.30 less than the median here. Across Florida, the median is $75.37 at 161 hospitals.
Cash prices at 4 facilities across 4 cities for code 84480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Dec 23, 2025 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 Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Hospital lowest Jay, FL · (850) 675-4532 TOTAL T3 File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $26.40 | $176.00 | $38.72–$176.00 | 85% |
| Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze, FL · (850) 934-2000 T-3 TOTAL File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $35.70 | $238.00 | $35.70–$238.00 | 85% |
| Baptist Health Care Pensacola, FL · (850) 434-4011 T-3 TOTAL File of Dec 23, 2025 · source file | $35.70 | $238.00 | $35.70–$238.00 | 85% |
| HMA Santa Rosa Medical Center Milton, FL · (850) 626-7762 Triiodothyronine (LC) File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $150.82 | $430.92 | $83.60–$344.74 | 65% |
Inpatient: lowest $26.40, median $35.70, highest $150.82 — a 5.7× difference within the same market.
As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 6 facilities here, median $41.23 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.
Cash or insurance?
At 4 of 4 hospitals that publish insurer rates for this code here, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated, and at 1 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.
2 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84480 ($83.70). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Hospital | Cash price | File |
|---|---|---|
| Gulf Breeze Hospital Gulf Breeze, FLT-3RIA (TRUE OR TOTAL) | $1.65 | file |
| Baptist Health Care Pensacola, FLT-3RIA (TRUE OR TOTAL) | $1.65 | file |