Free T3 test cost in North Carolina
In North Carolina, 55 hospitals publish a cash price for free T3 thyroid hormone test: from $23.18 to $227.00, with a median of $84.60. The lowest price is at WakeMed Cary Hospital (Cary) and 1 other hospital. The highest price is 9.8× the lowest.
- The median here, $84.60, is 12% below the US median of $96.25.
- That is 5.0× Medicare's 2026 national rate for the same service ($16.94).
- North Carolina ranks 19th of 51 states by median, cheapest first.
- 5 of 55 hospitals list a cash price equal to their full list price, with no self-pay discount.
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 11, 2026. See them on a map
Lowest$23.18WakeMed Cary Hospital + 1 more
Median$84.60half of hospitals charge less
Highest$227.00in North Carolina
Lowest saves$61.42vs the median
Hospitals in North Carolina, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | File date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WakeMed Cary Hospital lowest Cary · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Free Assay (Ft-3) | $23.18 | $61.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| WakeMed Raleigh Campus lowest Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC HC Free Assay (Ft-3) | $23.18 | $61.00 | Feb 11, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Beaufort Hospital Washington · Washington, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu | $30.74 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Medical Center Greenville · Greenville, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu | $30.74 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Northern Regional Hospital Mount Airy · Mount Airy, NC Free T3 (Triiodothyronine) | $31.96 | $47.00 | Nov 12, 2025 source file |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital Windsor · Windsor, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu | $32.48 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital Edenton · Edenton, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu | $32.48 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital Kenansville · Kenansville, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu | $32.48 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital Tarboro · Rocky Mount, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu | $32.48 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| ECU Health North Hospital Roanoke Rapids · Roanoke Rapids, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu | $32.48 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| East Carolina Health Ahoskie · Ahoskie, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu | $32.48 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| The Outer Banks Hospital Nags Head · Kill Devil Hills, NC 34429 Free Triiodothyroxine (T3)-Ref-Qu | $32.48 | $58.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Wilson Medical Center Wilson · Wilson, NC Triiodothyronine T3; free | $42.40 | $106.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Harris Regional Hospital Sylva · Sylva, NC Triiodothyronine T3; free | $49.38 | $123.44 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Erlanger Murphy Medical Center Murphy · Murphy, NC HC Pbc Free T3 | $66.50 | $95.00 | Jan 25, 2026 source file |
| Person Memorial Hospital Roxboro · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC Triiodothyronine T3; free | $67.20 | $168.00 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Randolph Health Asheboro · Asheboro, NC FREE T3 | $67.20 | $336.00 | Dec 30, 2024 source file |
| CaroMont Regional Medical Center - Gastonia Gastonia · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CHG T3 FREE | $71.00 | $71.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Mount Holly · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CHG T3 FREE | $71.00 | $71.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital Belmont · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC CHG T3 FREE | $71.00 | $71.00 | May 11, 2026 source file |
| Rutherford Regional Medical Center Rutherfordton · Forest City, NC Triiodothyronine T3; free | $74.13 | $185.32 | Jul 10, 2026 source file |
| Wilkes Regional Medical Center North Wilkesboro · North Wilkesboro, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $80.00 | $160.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital Elkin · Mount Airy, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $83.50 | $167.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Betsy Johnson Hospital Dunn · Anderson Creek, NC THYROID HORMONE; T3 MEASUREMENT; FREE | $84.60 | $141.00 | Apr 7, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Bladen County Hospital Elizabethtown · Elizabethtown, NC THYROID HORMONE; T3 MEASUREMENT; FREE | $84.60 | $141.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley - Hoke Hospital Raeford · Fayetteville, NC THYROID HORMONE; T3 MEASUREMENT; FREE | $84.60 | $141.00 | Mar 30, 2026 source file |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC THYROID HORMONE; T3 MEASUREMENT; FREE | $84.60 | $141.00 | Mar 21, 2026 source file |
| Highsmith-Rainey Specialty Hospital Fayetteville · Fayetteville, NC THYROID HORMONE; T3 MEASUREMENT; FREE | $84.60 | $141.00 | Mar 22, 2026 source file |
| Duke University Hospital Durham · Durham, NC T3 Free | $85.05 | $315.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Raleigh Hospital Raleigh · Raleigh-Cary, NC T3 Free | $85.05 | $315.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Duke Regional Hospital Durham · Durham-Chapel Hill, NC T3 Free | $85.05 | $315.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Winston Salem · Winston-Salem, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $89.50 | $179.00 | Oct 8, 2025 source file |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital Bermuda Run · Winston-Salem, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $94.50 | $189.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Duke Health Lake Norman Hospital Mooresville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC T3 Free | $94.77 | $351.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Lexington Medical Center Lexington · Winston-Salem, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $114.00 | $228.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| High Point Regional Health High Point · Greensboro-High Point, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $127.00 | $254.00 | Oct 30, 2026 source file |
| Iredell Memorial Hospital Statesville · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC T3 Free | $131.76 | $488.00 | Dec 31, 2025 source file |
| Atrium Health Anson Wadesboro · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Cleveland Shelby · Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Lincoln Lincolnton · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Mercy, a facility of Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Pineville Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health Union Monroe · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Atrium Health University City Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Carolinas Medical Center-Northeast Concord · Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Nov 4, 2026 source file |
| Stanly Regional Medical Center Albermarle · Albemarle, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $133.50 | $267.00 | Oct 29, 2026 source file |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System Whiteville · Whiteville, NC Triiodothyronine,Free ( T3 ) LC | $143.25 | $204.63 | Sep 1, 2025 source file |
| AdventHealth Polk Columbus · Columbus, NC HC T3, FREE - ARUP | $147.00 | $147.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| AdventHealth Hendersonville Hendersonville · Asheville, NC HC T3 FREE | $159.00 | $159.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Frye Regional Medical Center Hickory · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC FREE ASSAY (FT-3) | $159.49 | $398.73 | Jul 8, 2026 source file |
| Sampson Regional Medical Center Clinton · Clinton, NC Thyroid hormone, T3 measurement, free | $182.70 | $261.00 | Nov 2, 2026 source file |
| Alleghany County Memorial Hospital Sparta · Sparta, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $184.50 | $369.00 | Aug 12, 2025 source file |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center Elizabeth City · Elizabeth City, NC Chgl T3 Free | $204.00 | $408.00 | Apr 1, 2026 source file |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital and Edwin Morgan Center Laurinburg · Laurinburg, NC HC TRIIODOTHYRONINE FREE ASSAY T3 FREE | $227.00 | $454.00 | Oct 28, 2026 source file |
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
File date When the hospital last updated its price file, as the file says itself. A dash means the file gives no date.
No cash discount This line's cash price equals the hospital's full list price. Many hospitals still reduce bills for uninsured patients: ask the billing office for its self-pay discount in writing. More
By metro area
Each metro page compares every listing, including prices for both sides of the body.
| Metro area | Hospitals | Lowest | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 13 | $71.00 | $133.50 |
| Fayetteville, NC | 3 | $84.60 | $84.60 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 3 | $23.18 | $23.18 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | 3 | $89.50 | $94.50 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 2 | $67.20 | $76.12 |
| Mount Airy, NC | 2 | $31.96 | $57.73 |
| Ahoskie, NC | 1 | $32.48 | $32.48 |
| Asheboro, NC | 1 | $67.20 | $67.20 |
| Albemarle, NC | 1 | $133.50 | $133.50 |
| Anderson Creek, NC | 1 | $84.60 | $84.60 |
| Asheville, NC | 1 | $159.00 | $159.00 |
| Clinton, NC | 1 | $182.70 | $182.70 |
| Columbus, NC | 1 | $147.00 | $147.00 |
| Durham, NC | 1 | $85.05 | $85.05 |
| Edenton, NC | 1 | $32.48 | $32.48 |
| Elizabethtown, NC | 1 | $84.60 | $84.60 |
| Elizabeth City, NC | 1 | $204.00 | $204.00 |
| Forest City, NC | 1 | $74.13 | $74.13 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | 1 | $127.00 | $127.00 |
| Greenville, NC | 1 | $30.74 | $30.74 |
| Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | 1 | $159.49 | $159.49 |
| Kenansville, NC | 1 | $32.48 | $32.48 |
| Kill Devil Hills, NC | 1 | $32.48 | $32.48 |
| Laurinburg, NC | 1 | $227.00 | $227.00 |
| Murphy, NC | 1 | $66.50 | $66.50 |
| North Wilkesboro, NC | 1 | $80.00 | $80.00 |
| Roanoke Rapids, NC | 1 | $32.48 | $32.48 |
| Rocky Mount, NC | 1 | $32.48 | $32.48 |
| Sparta, NC | 1 | $184.50 | $184.50 |
| Sylva, NC | 1 | $49.38 | $49.38 |
| Shelby-Kings Mountain, NC | 1 | $133.50 | $133.50 |
| Whiteville, NC | 1 | $143.25 | $143.25 |
| Windsor, NC | 1 | $32.48 | $32.48 |
| Washington, NC | 1 | $30.74 | $30.74 |
| Wilson, NC | 1 | $42.40 | $42.40 |
Market A metro area (as the Census Bureau defines it) or, outside metro areas, a town. Each links to every hospital price there.
Hospitals How many hospitals publish a cash price for this code here. Each hospital counts once, at its lowest outpatient cash price.
Lowest The lowest cash price among those hospitals.
Median The middle cash price: half of the hospitals charge less, half charge more. One price per hospital. More
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Free T3 thyroid hormone test in other states
- Alabama$68.83
- Alaska$158.34
- Arizona$40.17
- Arkansas$60.45
- California$81.01
- Colorado$162.40
- Connecticut$60.65
- Delaware$258.95
- District of Columbia$179.07, 2 hospitals
- Florida$62.40
- Georgia$96.87
- Hawaii$146.25
- Idaho$82.43
- Illinois$121.50
- Indiana$132.30
- Iowa$103.75
- Kansas$128.20
- Kentucky$124.41
- Louisiana$45.25
- Maine$90.00
- Maryland$42.15
- Massachusetts$102.00
- Michigan$66.75
- Minnesota$107.52
- Mississippi$53.04
- Missouri$99.25
- Montana$110.70
- Nebraska$160.48
- Nevada$144.50
- New Hampshire$163.50
- New Jersey$19.48
- New Mexico$120.54
- New York$63.45
- North Dakota$101.00
- Ohio$76.05
- Oklahoma$89.82
- Oregon$72.38
- Pennsylvania$106.86
- Puerto Rico$82.40
- Rhode Island$73.20
- South Carolina$117.65
- South Dakota$164.80
- Tennessee$56.43
- Texas$139.50
- Utah$168.94
- Vermont$152.60
- Virginia$103.00
- Washington$89.58
- West Virginia$91.25
- Wisconsin$97.50
- Wyoming$107.14
Median cash price across the state's hospitals.