How much does TSH (thyroid) cost in Texas?
CPT 84443 — the fair price, every hospital's price, and the Medicare benchmark for Texas.
Estimates only. Educational estimates from public Medicare
benchmarks and hospital-published prices — not a guarantee, and not legal, medical, or financial advice.
84443 TSH (thyroid)
Ask to pay
$34
About 2.0× what Medicare pays — most hospitals accept a self-pay rate in this range.
Typical
$141
Medicare $17
Ask $34
$10 lowboxed = typical rangehigh $3,662
What Medicare paysⓘ
$17
Typical price near you
$141
Cash / self-pay price
$144
Prices near you — 74 facilities, lowest first
| Facility | Type | Price | vs Medicare | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Methodist Sugar Land Hospital (Sugar Land) lowest | Hospital | $10cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $10cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Houston Methodist Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $10cash | 0.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Harris Health Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $17cash | 1.0× | — |
| Harris Health Ben Taub Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $17cash | 1.0× | — |
| University Medical Center of El Paso | Hospital | $23cash | 1.3× | ★★★★★ |
| University Hospital - University Health (San Antonio) | Hospital | $28cash | 1.7× | — |
| JPS Health Network – John Peter Smith Hospital (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $36cash | 2.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Dell Seton Medical Center at UT (Austin) | Hospital | $47cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin | Hospital | $47cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $48cash | 2.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $48cash | 2.8× | — |
| UMC Health System – University Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $55cash | 3.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Memorial Hermann–Texas Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $58cash | 3.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Children's Hospital (Houston) | Hospital | $61cash | 3.6× | — |
| UT Southwestern William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital (Dallas) | Hospital | $74cash | 4.4× | ★★★★★ |
| CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Hospital – Westover Hills (San Antonio) | Hospital | $86cash | 5.1× | — |
| Covenant Medical Center (Lubbock) | Hospital | $88cash | 5.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Texas Health Arlington Memorial Hospital (Arlington) | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Allen | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Stephenville | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Hurst-Euless-Bedford | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Alliance (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Flower Mound | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Rockwall | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Cleburne | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Hospital Frisco | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Kaufman | Hospital | $130cash | 7.8× | — |
| Cook Children's Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $138cash | 8.2× | — |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – College Station | Hospital | $144cash | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Temple | Hospital | $144cash | 8.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center (Houston) | Hospital | $152cash | 9.0× | ★★★★★ |
| St. Luke's Health–The Woodlands Hospital (The Woodlands) | Hospital | $152cash | 9.0× | ★★★★★ |
| Parkland Health (Dallas) | Hospital | $154cash | 9.1× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center (Fort Worth) | Hospital | $171cash | 10.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Plano | Hospital | $171cash | 10.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $171cash | 10.2× | ★★★★★ |
| Baylor Scott & White Medical Center – Round Rock | Hospital | $177cash | 10.6× | ★★★★★ |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Brownsville | Hospital | $198cash | 11.8× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Dallas Medical Center (Dallas) | Hospital | $207cash | 12.3× | ★★★★★ |
| UT MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston) | Hospital | $229negotiated | 13.6× | — |
| Hendrick Medical Center (Abilene) | Hospital | $293cash | 17.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Shannon Medical Center (San Angelo) | Hospital | $294cash | 17.5× | ★★★★★ |
| Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (Edinburg) | Hospital | $309cash | 18.4× | — |
| Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southlake | Hospital | $324cash | 19.3× | — |
| Methodist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $710cash | 42.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Stone Oak (San Antonio) | Hospital | $710cash | 42.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Methodist Hospital Metropolitan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $710cash | 42.3× | — |
| Methodist Hospital Texsan (San Antonio) | Hospital | $710cash | 42.3× | — |
| Valley Baptist Medical Center – Harlingen | Hospital | $764cash | 45.5× | — |
| St. Luke's Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $772cash | 45.9× | — |
| North Central Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $772cash | 45.9× | — |
| Northeast Baptist Hospital (San Antonio) | Hospital | $772cash | 45.9× | — |
| Medical City Frisco | Hospital | $862cash | 51.3× | — |
| Medical City Plano | Hospital | $862cash | 51.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Fort Worth | Hospital | $896cash | 53.3× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,061cash | 63.2× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Sierra Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,064cash | 63.3× | — |
| The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,091cash | 65.0× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare West (Houston) | Hospital | $1,306cash | 77.7× | ★★★★★ |
| The Hospitals of Providence Memorial Campus (El Paso) | Hospital | $1,378cash | 82.1× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's Round Rock Medical Center (Round Rock) | Hospital | $1,477cash | 87.9× | — |
| St. David's South Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,561cash | 92.9× | ★★★★★ |
| St. David's North Austin Medical Center (Austin) | Hospital | $1,674cash | 99.6× | — |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Medical Center (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $1,736cash | 103.3× | ★★★★★ |
| Medical City Dallas Hospital (Dallas) gross charge | Hospital | $1,851cash | 110.2× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (Webster) gross charge | Hospital | $2,306cash | 137.3× | ★★★★★ |
| HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest (Houston) gross charge | Hospital | $3,662cash | 218.0× | ★★★★★ |
Prices from each hospital's public machine-readable file; imaging & surgery-center prices are published self-pay rates (often the cheapest option). vs Medicare is how many times the Medicare rate each facility charges. 4 unusually low/high prices excluded from the typical price as likely data errors.
💬 What to say — negotiation scripts
- For 84443 (TSH (thyroid)), Medicare's benchmark rate is $16.80. A fair self-pay target for this line is $33.60. If I was charged more than that, please reduce it toward this benchmark.
- Your own published cash / self-pay price for 84443 is $144.32, and negotiated rates at nearby facilities run $119.81–$766.12. Please apply a rate in that range to my bill rather than the gross charge.
- Please send a fully itemized bill listing every CPT/HCPCS/DRG code and its individual charge, so I can review each line against published rates.
- Separately, what is your financial assistance / charity care policy, and am I eligible? Please send me the application and the income thresholds.
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What should 84443 cost in Texas?
For TSH (thyroid) (CPT 84443) in Texas, a fair self-pay price is around $141, with hospitals ranging from $120 to $766 across 74 facilities. Medicare's benchmark rate is $17, the floor to negotiate toward. The card above lists each hospital's price, cheapest first, with CMS quality stars.
Frequently asked questions
How much does TSH (thyroid) cost in Texas?
A fair self-pay price for TSH (thyroid) (CPT 84443) in Texas is around $141, with hospital prices ranging from $120 to $766 across 74 facilities. These are estimates from hospital-published prices, not a guarantee.
What is the Medicare rate for CPT 84443?
Medicare pays about $17 for TSH (thyroid) (CPT 84443). That's the negotiation floor — a fair cash-pay target is roughly 1.5–2× it, well below typical gross charges.
Can I negotiate the price of TSH (thyroid)?
Yes. Under the federal Hospital Price Transparency rule hospitals must publish these rates, so you can ask to pay the cash or negotiated rate instead of the gross charge. Paste your bill on the home page for a ready-to-send appeal letter and the exact numbers to cite.
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If you were charged more than the fair price, you can usually negotiate it down. Paste your itemized bill to get a personalized appeal letter, the exact numbers to cite, an AI negotiation coach, and a charity-care eligibility check — free.
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Prices last refreshed September 2026 from each hospital's official CMS machine-readable file. Medicare rate: CY2025 OPPS/PFS/CLFS. Estimates only — not a guarantee.