Lab tests CPT 84481 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T3 test cost in Richmond, VA — inpatient

In Richmond, VA, 5 hospitals list a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test as an inpatient: from $91.20 to $100.20, with a median of $97.80. The lowest listed price is at Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital and 1 other hospital — $6.60 less than the median here. Across Virginia, the median is $103.00 at 37 hospitals.

Cash prices at 5 facilities across 4 cities for code 84481, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$91.20Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital + 1 more
Median$97.80half pay less
Highest$100.20in this market
Difference1.1×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 Richmond, VA.

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Lowest $91.20Highest $205.20

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital lowest Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC So Triiodothyronine T-3, Free $91.20 $152.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center lowest Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC So Triiodothyronine T-3, Free $91.20 $152.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC Assay of Triiodothyronine T3 Free $97.80 $326.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC So Triiodothyronine T-3, Free $100.20 $167.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC So Triiodothyronine T-3, Free $100.20 $167.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Southside Medical Center Petersburg, VA · (804) 765-5000 HC So Triiodothyronine T-3, Free $204.00 $680.00 — 70% —
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Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center Mechanicsville, VA · (804) 764-6000 HC Assay of Triiodothyronine T3 Free $205.20 $342.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Richmond, VA · (804) 225-1701 HC Assay of Triiodothyronine T3 Free $205.20 $342.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Marys Hospital of Richmond Richmond, VA · (804) 285-2011 HC Assay of Triiodothyronine T3 Free $205.20 $342.00 — 40% —
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Bon Secours St Francis Medical Center Midlothian, VA · (804) 594-7400 HC Assay of Triiodothyronine T3 Free $205.20 $342.00 — 40% —
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Inpatient: lowest $91.20, median $97.80, highest $100.20 — a 1.1× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 5 facilities here, median $91.20 — 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.