Lab tests CPT 84481 Outpatient

Free T3 test cost in Greenville, NC

In Greenville, NC, 1 hospital lists a cash price for Free T3 thyroid hormone test: from $30.74 to $30.74, with a median of $30.74. Across North Carolina, the median is $85.05 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84481, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$30.74Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc.
Median$30.74half pay less
Highest$30.74in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Pitt County Memorial Hospital, Inc. Greenville, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu $30.74 $58.00 $16.94–$31.52 47% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $30.74, median $30.74, highest $30.74.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $30.74. 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 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

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.