Lab tests CPT 84480 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Total T3 test cost in Virginia Beach, VA — inpatient

In Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC, 11 hospitals list a cash price for total triiodothyronine (T3) blood test as an inpatient: from $84.60 to $187.00, with a median of $187.00. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center — $102.40 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $121.50 at 61 hospitals.

Cash prices at 11 facilities across 7 cities for code 84480, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Mar 17, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$84.60Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center
Median$187.00half of hospitals charge less
Highest$187.00in this market
Difference2.2×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 Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC.

median
Lowest $84.60Highest $187.00

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Bon Secours Harbour View Medical Center lowest Suffolk, VA · (757) 673-5917 HC So T-3 by Ria,Total source file $84.60 $141.00 — 40%
Chesapeake General Hospital Chesapeake, VA · (757) 312-8121 Hc So T-3 By Ria,Total+1 more line at this price source file $101.24 $168.74 — 40%
Mary Immaculate Hospital Newport News, VA · (757) 886-6000 HC So T-3 by Ria,Total source file $121.80 $203.00 — 40%
Bon Secours Maryview Medical Center Portsmouth, VA · (757) 398-2200 HC So T-3 by Ria,Total source file $121.80 $203.00 — 40%
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters Norfolk, VA · (757) 668-9647 T3 TOTAL File of Mar 17, 2026 · source file $153.80 $170.89 $113.47–$157.22 10%
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgl T3 Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $187.00 $374.00 — 50%
Sentara Careplex Hospital Hampton, VA · (757) 827-2545 Chgl T3 Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $187.00 $374.00 — 50%
Hospital for Extended Recovery Norfolk, VA · (757) 388-3000 Chgl T3 Total source file $187.00 $374.00 — 50%
Sentara Princess Anne Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 507-1520 Chgl T3 Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $187.00 $374.00 — 50%
Sentara Leigh Hospital Norfolk, VA · (757) 261-6700 Chgl T3 Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $187.00 $374.00 — 50%
Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital Virginia Beach, VA · (757) 395-8000 Chgl T3 Total File of Apr 1, 2026 · source file $187.00 $374.00 — 50%
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 $84.60, median $187.00, highest $187.00 — a 2.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 12 facilities here, median $170.40 — 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.