Lab tests CPT 84481 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T3 test cost in Rochester, NY — inpatient

In Rochester, NY, 4 hospitals list a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test as an inpatient: from $61.33 to $75.48, with a median of $61.33. The lowest listed price is at Rochester General Hospital and 2 other hospitals. Across New York, the median is $78.54 at 64 hospitals.

Cash prices at 4 facilities across 3 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$61.33Rochester General Hospital + 2 more
Median$61.33half pay less
Highest$75.48in this market
Difference1.2×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 Rochester, NY.

median
Lowest $61.33Highest $75.48

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
Rochester General Hospital lowest Rochester, NY · (585) 922-4000 HC FREE T_3 $61.33 $94.35 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Clifton Springs Hospital And Clinic lowest Clifton Springs, NY · (315) 462-9561 HC FREE T_3 $61.33 $94.35 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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Newark-Wayne Community Hospital lowest Newark, NY · (315) 332-2022 HC FREE T_3 $61.33 $94.35 — 35% Apr 1, 2026
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The Unity Hospital of Rochester Rochester, NY · (585) 723-7000 HC FREE T_3 $75.48 $94.35 — 20% Apr 1, 2026
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Inpatient: lowest $61.33, median $61.33, highest $75.48 — a 1.2× difference within the same market.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 8 facilities here, median $61.33 — 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.