Total T3 test cost in Sacramento, CA
In Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA, 13 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test: from $93.52 to $311.59, with a median of $185.00. The lowest listed price is at Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento and 2 other hospitals — $91.48 less than the median here. Across California, the median is $78.00 at 170 hospitals.
Cash prices at 13 facilities across 7 cities for code 84480, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 29, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Feb 28, 2026 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 Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - South Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 688-2000 ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 TOTAL TT3 source file | $93.52 | $167.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Roseville lowest Roseville, CA · (916) 784-4000 ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 TOTAL TT3 source file | $93.52 | $167.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Kaiser Foundation Hospital - Sacramento lowest Sacramento, CA · (916) 973-5000 ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 TOTAL TT3 source file | $93.52 | $167.00 | $13.00–$40.00 | 44% |
| Shriners Childrens - Northern California Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-2000 ASSAY TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3) source file | $147.50 | $147.50 | $8.70–$536.00 | — |
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CA · (916) 453-4453 TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $174.62 | $801.00 | $12.59–$640.80 | 78% |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG T3 TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG T3 TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG T3 TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG T3 TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $185.00 | $185.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 454-2222 HCHG CORE T3 TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.00 | $191.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Roseville Medical Center Roseville, CA · (916) 781-1000 HCHG CORE T3 TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.00 | $191.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital Auburn, CA · (530) 888-4500 HCHG CORE T3 TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.00 | $191.00 | — | — |
| Sutter Davis Hospital Davis, CA · (530) 757-5108 HCHG CORE T3 TOTAL File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file | $191.00 | $191.00 | — | — |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CA · (916) 537-5000 TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $219.48 | $801.00 | $12.59–$664.83 | 73% |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CA · (530) 662-3961 TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $219.48 | $801.00 | $12.59–$801.00 | 73% |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CA · (916) 423-6010 TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $230.69 | $801.00 | $12.59–$680.85 | 71% |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CA · (916) 983-7400 TRIIODOTHYRONINE TOT File of Feb 28, 2026 · source file | $311.59 | $801.00 | $12.59–$736.92 | 61% |
Outpatient: lowest $93.52, median $185.00, highest $311.59 — a 3.3× difference within the same market.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $185.00. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At 6 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 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.
5 rows held back from this comparison
They are priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 84480 ($81.38). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mercy General Hospital Sacramento, CARL-A-T3 TOTAL 70474 | $1.09 | file |
| Mercy San Juan Medical Center Carmichael, CARL-A-T3 TOTAL 70474 | $1.37 | file |
| Woodland Memorial Hospital Woodland, CARL-A-T3 TOTAL 70474 | $1.37 | file |
| Methodist Hospital of Sacramento Sacramento, CARL-A-T3 TOTAL 70474 | $1.44 | file |
| Mercy Hospital of Folsom Folsom, CARL-A-T3 TOTAL 70474 | $1.95 | file |