TSH thyroid test cost in California

In California, 220 hospitals publish a cash price for thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) blood test: from $8.00 to $1,261.75, with a median of $92.52. The lowest price is at Bakersfield Memorial Hospital (Bakersfield). The highest price is 157.7× the lowest.

• The median here, $92.52, is 11% above the US median of $83.10.
• That is 5.5× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.80).
• California ranks 29th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 67 of 220 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.

California law (Health and Safety Code §127405): if you are uninsured or have high medical costs and your family income is at or below 400% of the federal poverty level, a hospital may not expect you to pay more than it would expect from Medicare or Medi-Cal, whichever is greater. That can be less than the cash prices below; ask the hospital for its discount payment policy. A separate physician fee may still apply. Other states' laws.

Outpatient cash prices, one line per hospital — its lowest listed price for code 84443. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map