Lab tests CPT 84481 Outpatient

Free T3 test cost in Valdez, AK

In Valdez, AK, 1 hospital lists a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test: from $253.50 to $253.50, with a median of $253.50. Across Alaska, the median is $117.30 at 9 hospitals.

Cash prices at 1 facility for code 84481, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 23, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between Apr 1, 2026 and Apr 1, 2026.

Lowest$253.50City of Valdez
Median$253.50half pay less
Highest$253.50in this market
Difference1.0×highest vs lowest

Hospitals, cheapest first

HospitalCash price List priceInsurers payOff listFile date
City of Valdez Valdez, AK HC FREE T-3 ICMA $253.50 $325.00 — 22% Apr 1, 2026
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Outpatient: lowest $253.50, median $253.50, highest $253.50.

As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $253.50. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.

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.