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TSH test (thyroid) in Baton Rouge, LA costs $22 to $145. Here's every hospital's price.

7 hospitals in the Baton Rouge, LA metro area publish a cash price for tsh test (thyroid) (CPT 84443). We read their files every month so you don't have to.

Across the Baton Rouge, LA metro area, 7 hospitals list a cash price for tsh test (thyroid) (CPT 84443). The lowest is $22 at Ochsner St Mary, the median is $107 and the highest is $145 at Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge. The most expensive hospital lists 6.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Baton Rouge, LA median of $107 is 132% above the national median of $46 across 571 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

7 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $8 to $269. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which is sometimes higher than the cash price; you may ask for the cash price instead.

The files behind these prices are dated between March 2026 and July 2026. 7 other hospitals in the metro area have no readable price for this code: some publish no file, some block automated reading, some leave the code out. They are listed below so you can call them.

$22
lowest cash price in Baton Rouge, LA
Ochsner St Mary · 56 mi
$85 below the median
$107
median cash price
7 hospitals
6.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
7/14
hospitals with a cash price
7 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Ochsner St Mary

Morgan City · 56 mi · File Apr 2026

$22
list $112 · lowest of 6 lines
2
Womans Hospital

Baton Rouge · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$37
list $37 · lowest of 10 lines
3
Lane Regional Medical Center

Zachary · 9 mi · Older file date unknown

$57
list $164 · lowest of 3 lines
4
The Spine Hospital of Louisiana

Baton Rouge · 12 mi · File Jul 2026

$107
list $143 · lowest of 2 lines
5
Baton Rouge General Medical Center

Baton Rouge · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$114
list $163
6
The General

Baton Rouge · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$114
list $163
7
Surgical Specialty Center of Baton Rouge

Baton Rouge · 10 mi · File Mar 2026

$145
list $193
1

What's in the price

The hospital facility fee for CPT 84443. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.

2

Cash vs. insured

Cash is what you pay without insurance. With insurance you pay a share of the negotiated rate, which can be higher than cash. You may ask for the cash price.

3

What to say on the phone

"I'd like the self-pay price for CPT 84443, in writing, and whether it covers facility, physician and anesthesia."

About tsh test (thyroid)

CPT 84443 measures thyroid-stimulating hormone, the standard first test for an underactive or overactive thyroid. It is ordered for fatigue, weight change, palpitations, hair loss and to monitor thyroid medication. One blood draw, results in a day.

What the price covers

The laboratory analysis only. The blood draw is a separate small charge. If TSH is abnormal, follow-up tests (free T4, T3) are separate codes.

Why prices vary

TSH runs on the same automated analyzers as any chemistry test and costs a laboratory very little. Hospital list prices range from under $20 to several hundred dollars, and hospital cash prices are commonly ten times what an independent laboratory charges.

Questions to ask

  • What is the self-pay price for 84443 and the draw fee?
  • Will free T4 be added automatically if TSH is abnormal, and what does it cost?
  • Can this be done at an outside laboratory?

Hospitals in Baton Rouge, LA without a price for this procedure

Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.

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