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TSH test (thyroid) in Pittsburgh, PA costs $17 to $357. Here's every hospital's price.

15 hospitals in the Pittsburgh, PA 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 Pittsburgh, PA metro area, 15 hospitals list a cash price for tsh test (thyroid) (CPT 84443). The lowest is $17 at Advanced Surgical Hospital, the median is $118 and the highest is $357 at UPMC Passavant. The most expensive hospital lists 21 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Pittsburgh, PA median of $118 is 156% above the national median of $46 across 571 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

15 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $14 to $621. 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 February 2026 and April 2026. 16 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.

$17
lowest cash price in Pittsburgh, PA
Advanced Surgical Hospital · 31 mi
$101 below the median
$118
median cash price
15 hospitals
21×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
15/31
hospitals with a cash price
16 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
Advanced Surgical Hospital

Washington · 31 mi · File Apr 2026

$17
list $60
2
Heritage Valley Beaver

Beaver · 29 mi · File Mar 2026

$27
list $99 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Heritage Valley Sewickley

Sewickley · 17 mi · File Mar 2026

$27
list $99 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Acmh Hospital

Kittanning · 28 mi · File Mar 2026

$53
list $175 · lowest of 2 lines
5
UPMC Jameson

New Castle · 45 mi · File Mar 2026

$60
list $100 · lowest of 10 lines
6
UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$95
list $158 · lowest of 12 lines
7
Magee Womens Hospital of UPMC Health System

Pittsburgh · 6 mi · File Mar 2026

$118
list $197 · lowest of 4 lines
8
Penn Highlands Mon Valley

Monongahela · 20 mi · File Feb 2026

$118
list $197 · lowest of 2 lines
9
Penn Highlands Connellsville

Connellsville · 34 mi · File Feb 2026

$118
list $197 · lowest of 4 lines
10
UPMC Mercy

Pittsburgh · 7 mi · File Mar 2026

$142
list $237 · lowest of 10 lines
11
UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh · 5 mi · File Mar 2026

$194
list $324 · lowest of 10 lines
12
UPMC St Margaret

Pittsburgh · 2 mi · File Mar 2026

$204
list $340 · lowest of 12 lines
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 Pittsburgh, PA 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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