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TSH test (thyroid) in Faribault, MN costs $16 to $136. Here's every hospital's price.

2 hospitals in the Faribault-Northfield, MN 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 Faribault-Northfield, MN metro area, 2 hospitals list a cash price for tsh test (thyroid) (CPT 84443). The lowest is $16 at Allina Health Faribault Medical Center, the median is $16 and the highest is $136 at Northfield Hospital. The most expensive hospital lists 8.8 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Faribault, MN median of $16 is 74% below the national median of $60 across 1629 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

2 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $6 to $218. 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 April 2026 and June 2026.

$16
lowest cash price in Faribault, MN
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center · 5 mi
$16
median cash price
2 hospitals
8.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
2/2
hospitals with a cash price

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Allina Health Faribault Medical Center

Faribault · 5 mi · File Jun 2026

$16
list $28 · lowest of 12 lines
2
Northfield Hospital

Northfield · 10 mi · File Apr 2026

$136
list $323
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?

Questions people ask