Lab tests CPT 84481 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T3 test cost in Orlando, FL — inpatient

In Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL, 6 hospitals list a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test as an inpatient: from $13.60 to $281.03, with a median of $13.60. The lowest listed price is at Orlando Health and 3 other hospitals. Across Florida, the median is $43.38 at 80 hospitals.

Cash prices at 6 facilities across 5 cities for code 84481, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$13.60Orlando Health + 3 more
Median$13.60half pay less
Highest$281.03in this market
Difference20.7×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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL.

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Lowest $13.60Highest $281.03

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Orlando Health lowest Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Triiodothyronine Free Assay (Ft-3) - T3 Free $13.60 $34.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital lowest Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Triiodothyronine Free Assay (Ft-3) - T3 Free $13.60 $34.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central lowest Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Triiodothyronine Free Assay (Ft-3) - T3 Free $13.60 $34.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital lowest Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Triiodothyronine Free Assay (Ft-3) - T3 Free $13.60 $34.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Free T3(Serum)-Ref $14.00 $35.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Free T3(Serum)-Ref $14.00 $35.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Free T3(Serum)-Ref $14.00 $35.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Free T3(Serum)-Ref $14.00 $35.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb T3, Free (800092)-Ref $79.20 $198.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb T3, Free (800092)-Ref $79.20 $198.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb T3, Free (800092)-Ref $79.20 $198.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb T3, Free (800092)-Ref $79.20 $198.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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South Lake Hospital Clermont, FL · (352) 394-4071 Hb Free Assay (Ft-3) - Ref $86.40 $216.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health St Cloud Hospital Saint Cloud, FL · (407) 892-2135 Hb Free Assay (Ft-3) - Ref $86.40 $216.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Central Ocoee, FL · (407) 296-1000 Hb Free Assay (Ft-3) - Ref $86.40 $216.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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Orlando Health Orlando, FL · (321) 841-5111 Hb Free Assay (Ft-3) - Ref $86.40 $216.00 — 60% Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC T3 FREE - QWDL $103.00 $103.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC T3 FREE $103.00 $103.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Orlando Orlando, FL · (407) 303-1976 HC T3, FREE - ARUP $103.00 $103.00 — — Apr 1, 2026
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AdventHealth Waterman Tavares, FL · (352) 253-3368 HC T3 FREE $281.03 $281.03 — — Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $13.60, median $13.60, highest $281.03 — a 20.7× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $34.85 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

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.