Lab tests CPT 84481 Inpatient — admitted to hospital

Free T3 test cost in Sioux Center, IA — inpatient

In Sioux Center, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test as an inpatient: from $188.18 to $188.18, with a median of $188.18. Across Iowa, the median is $107.00 at 77 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84481, as an inpatient (admitted to hospital) . Collected Sep 28, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.

Lowest$188.18Sioux Center Health
Median$188.18half of hospitals charge less
Highest$188.18in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash priceList priceInsurers payOff list
Sioux Center Health Sioux Center, IA · (712) 722-1271 source file $188.18 $194.00 $126.10–$188.18 3%
Hospital The hospital that published the price, its city and the line exactly as written in its price file.
Cash price The hospital's own price for a patient paying without insurance (“discounted cash” in its price file). Hospitals must publish it under federal law, 45 CFR 180.50. Call to confirm it before booking. More
List price The hospital's full chargemaster price (“gross charge”) before any discount. Almost nobody pays it; the gap to the cash price shows what the self-pay discount is worth. More
Insurers pay The lowest and highest rates this hospital has agreed with insurance plans for the same item, from its price file. If the cash price is below what your plan pays and you have not met your deductible, paying cash can cost you less. More
Off list How much lower the cash price is than the list price.

Inpatient: lowest $188.18, median $188.18, highest $188.18.

As an outpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $188.18 — that is the price to compare if you are not being admitted.

Cash or insurance?

At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is not below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.

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.