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TSH test (thyroid) in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV costs $33 to $189. Here's every hospital's price.

13 hospitals in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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 Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, 13 hospitals list a cash price for tsh test (thyroid) (CPT 84443). The lowest is $33 at Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INC, the median is $162 and the highest is $189 at Medstar Washington Hospital Center. The most expensive hospital lists 5.8 times the cheapest for the same code.

The Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV median of $162 is 250% above the national median of $46 across 571 US hospitals with a cash price for this code.

13 of these hospitals also publish the rates they negotiated with insurers, from $14 to $275. 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 July 2026. 22 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.

$33
lowest cash price in Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV
Luminis Health Doctors Community Medical Ctr, INC · 35 mi
$129 below the median
$162
median cash price
13 hospitals
5.8×
highest ÷ lowest
same procedure, same metro
13/36
hospitals with a cash price
22 don't · see who

Sorted by cash price

Hospital facility fee only
1
$33
list $33
2
Medstar Montgomery Medical Center

Olney · 33 mi · File Apr 2026

$40
list $40 · lowest of 2 lines
3
Medstar Southern Maryland Hospital Center

Clinton · 34 mi · File Apr 2026

$43
list $44 · lowest of 2 lines
4
Uva Health Culpeper Medical Center

Culpeper · 38 mi · File Mar 2026

$101
list $201
5
Uva Health Prince William Medical Center

Manassas · 4 mi · File Mar 2026

$153
list $305
6
Uva Health Haymarket Medical Center

Haymarket · 8 mi · File Mar 2026

$153
list $305
7
Inova Alexandria Hospital

Alexandria · 21 mi · File Apr 2026

$162
list $323
8
Inova Loudoun Hospital

Leesburg · 17 mi · File Apr 2026

$162
list $323
9
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church · 15 mi · File Apr 2026

$162
list $323
10
Inova Fair Oaks Hospital

Fairfax · 7 mi · File Apr 2026

$162
list $323
11
Inova Mount Vernon Hospital

Alexandria · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$162
list $323
12
Medstar Georgetown University Hospital

Washington · 23 mi · File Apr 2026

$183
list $281 · lowest of 4 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 Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV 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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