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TSH test (thyroid) in Columbus, OH costs $27 to $67. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Columbus, OH 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 Columbus, OH metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for tsh test (thyroid) (CPT 84443). The lowest is $27 at Nationwide Children's Hospital, the median is $47 and the highest is $67 at Mount Carmel Dublin. The most expensive hospital lists 2.5 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Columbus, OH median of $47 is in line with the national median of $46 across 571 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

14 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $1 to $33,500. 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 October 2025 and July 2026. 6 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.

$27
lowest cash price in Columbus, OH
Nationwide Children's Hospital · 8 mi
$20 below the median
$47
median cash price
13 hospitals
2.5×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/20
hospitals with a cash price
6 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Nationwide Children's Hospital

Columbus · 8 mi · File Apr 2026

$27
list $30 · lowest of 4 lines
2
Fairfield Medical Center

Lancaster · 22 mi · File Feb 2026

$34
list $75 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Berger Hospital

Circleville · 25 mi · File Apr 2026

$36
list $55 · lowest of 3 lines
4
Grady Memorial Hospital

Delaware · 27 mi · File Apr 2026

$43
list $66
5
Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus · 11 mi · File Apr 2026

$46
list $71
6
Dublin Methodist Hospital

Dublin · 20 mi · File Apr 2026

$46
list $71
7
Memorial Hospital

Marysville · 33 mi · File Mar 2026

$47
list $72 · lowest of 2 lines
8
Ohiohealth Morrow County Hospital

Mount Gilead · 40 mi · File Oct 2025

$62
list $95
9
Mount Carmel St Ann's

Westerville · 12 mi · File Mar 2026

$67
list $103
10
Mount Carmel East & West

Columbus · 1 mi · File Mar 2026

$67
list $103
11
Mount Carmel New Albany Surgical Hospital

New Albany · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$67
list $103 · lowest of 2 lines
12
Diley Ridge Medical Center

Canal Winchester · 9 mi · File Mar 2026

$67
list $103
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 Columbus, OH 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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