Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: AHMC Seton Medical Center
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 84443
- Insurance Median: $16
- Cash Discount Price: $129
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 0.95x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $16.8 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Self Pay | $2 - $138 | 12% |
| Chinese Community Health Plan | $7 - $204 | 42% |
| Jade Health Care Mg | $7 - $204 | 42% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $9 - $309 | 54% |
| Interplan Corporation | $9 - $244 | 54% |
| Healthcare Foundation Of San Mateo | $10 - $305 | 60% |
| Veterans Administration (Va) | $10 - $12 | 60% |
| Health Net | $11 - $312 | 65% |
| Multiplan/Bce Emergis | $11 - $305 | 65% |
| Private Healthcare Sytems Inc | $11 - $305 | 65% |
| The First Health Network | $11 - $305 | 65% |
| Beech Street Corporation | $12 - $326 | 71% |
| Kaiser | $12 - $334 | 71% |
| Choicecare Network | $13 - $346 | 77% |
| Mills Peninsula Health Services | $13 - $366 | 77% |
| Multiplan | $13 - $346 | 77% |
| Aetna | $14 - $51 | 83% |
| Asian American Medical Group | $14 - $21 | 83% |
| Blue Shield Of California | $14 - $214 | 83% |
| Brand New Day | $14 - $21 | 83% |
| Brown And Toland Medical Group | $14 - $21 | 83% |
| Care Advantage | $14 - $16 | 83% |
| For Your Benefit | $14 - $16 | 83% |
| Healthnet Seniority | $14 - $16 | 83% |
| Humana | $14 - $16 | 83% |
| Imperial Health Plan | $14 - $16 | 83% |
| Medicare (plans) | $14 - $16 | 83% |
| North East Medical Services | $14 - $21 | 83% |
| Pacificare | $14 - $16 | 83% |
| Apcmg | $15 - $25 | 89% |
| Athens Administrators | $15 - $20 | 89% |
| Canopy Health | $15 - $30 | 89% |
| Cigna | $15 - $87 | 89% |
| Cmac | $15 - $17 | 89% |
| Corvel Healthcare | $15 - $20 | 89% |
| Covid-19 Uninsured Program | $15 - $17 | 89% |
| Easy Choice Hospital Services | $15 - $17 | 89% |
| Health Plan Of San Mateo | $15 - $24 | 89% |
| Health Plan Of San Mateo Healthworx | $15 - $21 | 89% |
| Hill Physicians Medical Group Inc | $15 - $19 | 89% |
| Indemnity | $15 - $407 | 89% |
| Knox-Keene Act | $15 - $21 | 89% |
| Medi-Cal | $15 | 89% |
| San Francisco Health Plan | $15 - $21 | 89% |
| San Mateo County/San Mateo County General Hospital | $15 - $18 | 89% |
| Tricare | $15 - $20 | 89% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $15 - $34 | 89% |
| Work Comp Other | $15 - $20 | 89% |
| Workers Compensation Federal | $15 - $58 | 89% |
| Central Health Plan | $16 - $18 | 95% |
| Ahmc Health | $18 - $21 | 107% |