Lab tests CPT 84481 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T3 test cost in Portland, OR — inpatient

In Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA, 9 hospitals list a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test as an inpatient: from $11.98 to $73.50, with a median of $11.98. The lowest listed price is at Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center and 4 other hospitals. Across Oregon, the median is $66.78 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 9 facilities across 7 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$11.98Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center + 4 more
Median$11.98half pay less
Highest$73.50in this market
Difference6.1×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 Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.

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Lowest $11.98Highest $140.40

Hospitals, cheapest first

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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 FREE $11.98 $18.43 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 FREE $11.98 $18.43 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center lowest Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 CHG ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 FREE $11.98 $18.43 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 FREE $11.98 $18.43 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 CHG ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 FREE $11.98 $18.43 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center lowest Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 CHG ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 FREE $11.98 $18.43 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center lowest Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 CHG ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 FREE $11.98 $18.43 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center lowest Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 CHG ASSAY OF TRIIODOTHYRONINE T3 FREE $11.98 $18.43 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Salmon Creek Medical Center Vancouver, WA · (360) 487-1000 HC FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE $19.79 $30.44 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE $19.79 $30.44 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Good Samaritan Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-7682 HC FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE $19.79 $30.44 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE $19.79 $30.44 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE $19.79 $30.44 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Mount Hood Medical Center Gresham, OR · (503) 674-1122 HC FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE $19.79 $30.44 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Meridian Park Medical Center Tualatin, OR · (503) 692-1212 HC FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE $19.79 $30.44 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center Oregon City, OR · (503) 656-1631 HC FREE ASSAY (FT-3) $73.50 $98.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC FREE ASSAY (FT-3) $73.50 $98.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Portland Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 215-1111 HC FREE ASSAY (FT-3) $73.50 $98.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Milwaukie Hospital Milwaukie, OR · (503) 513-8300 HC FREE ASSAY (FT-3) $73.50 $98.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Providence Newberg Medical Center Newberg, OR · (503) 537-1555 HC FREE ASSAY (FT-3) $73.50 $98.00 — 25% Apr 1, 2026
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Legacy Emanuel Medical Center Portland, OR · (503) 413-2200 HC FREE TRIIODOTHYRONINE $140.40 $216.00 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $11.98, median $11.98, highest $73.50 — a 6.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 13 facilities here, median $73.50 — 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.