TSH test (thyroid) in Knoxville, TN costs $4 to $32. Here's every hospital's price.
3 hospitals in the Knoxville, TN 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 Knoxville, TN metro area, 3 hospitals list a cash price for tsh test (thyroid) (CPT 84443). The lowest is $4 at Physicians Regional Medical Center, the median is $5 and the highest is $32 at University Health System, INC. The most expensive hospital lists 8.2 times the cheapest for the same code.
The Knoxville, TN median of $5 is 92% below the national median of $60 across 1439 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.
3 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $3 to $2,495. 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 January 2026 and April 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.
Sorted by cash price
Hospital facility fee onlyPowell · 8 mi · File Apr 2026
La Follette · 24 mi · File Apr 2026
Knoxville · 13 mi · File Jan 2026
What's in the price
The hospital facility fee for CPT 84443. The doctor, anesthesia and lab work usually bill separately.
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.
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 Knoxville, TN without a price for this procedure
Listed so you know who to call. The reason is what we found on their website.
- Blount Memorial HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- East Tennessee Childrens HospitalWebsite blocks automated reading
- Fort Loudoun Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Fort Sanders Regional Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Methodist Medical Center of Oak RidgeWebsite blocks automated reading
- Parkwest Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading
- Roane Medical CenterWebsite blocks automated reading