Free T3 test cost in California

In California, 189 hospitals publish a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test: from $9.00 to $968.11, with a median of $81.01. The lowest price is at Hemet Global Medical Center (Hemet) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 107.6× the lowest.

• The median here, $81.01, is 16% below the US median of $96.25.
• That is 4.8× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.94).
• California ranks 16th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
• 62 of 189 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 84481. Prices for both sides of the body and inpatient prices are not mixed in. Collected Nov 8, 2026. See them on a map