Lab tests CPT 84481 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T3 test cost in Paducah, KY — inpatient

In Paducah, KY-IL, 1 hospital lists a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test as an inpatient: from $209.40 to $209.40, with a median of $209.40. Across Kentucky, the median is $212.10 at 15 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84481, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$209.40Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital
Median$209.40half pay less
Highest$209.40in 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 Paducah, KY-IL.

median
Lowest $209.40Highest $241.80

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital lowest Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC So Triiodothyronine T-3, Free $209.40 $349.00 — 40% —
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Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital Paducah, KY · (270) 444-2444 HC Assay of Triiodothyronine T3 Free $241.80 $403.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $209.40, median $209.40, highest $209.40.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 2 facilities here, median $196.65 — 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.