Lab tests CPT 84481 Outpatient

Free T3 test cost in Fredericksburg, TX

In Fredericksburg, TX, 1 hospital lists a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test: from $984.71 to $984.71, with a median of $984.71. Across Texas, the median is $139.50 at 299 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84481, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Sep 1, 2026 and Sep 1, 2026.

Lowest$984.71Methodist Hospital Hill Country
Median$984.71half of hospitals charge less
Highest$984.71in this market
Difference1.0×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 Fredericksburg, TX.

median
Lowest $984.71Highest $984.71

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Methodist Hospital Hill Country lowest Fredericksburg, TX · (830) 997-4353 Triiodothyronine T3; free +1 more line at this price File of Sep 1, 2026 · source file $984.71 $984.71 $14.23–$837.00 —
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.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More

Outpatient: lowest $984.71, median $984.71, highest $984.71.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not 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

Free T3 is the active thyroid hormone not bound to proteins. It is usually checked after TSH (84443) and free T4 (84439), 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.