CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$40
about 2.4× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $22–$66
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $40 Hospital's list price $171
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
1 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield UnitedHealthcareAetnaCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente
Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.
| Insurance company | Price range | vs. Medicare |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $30 - $113 | 179% |
| GEHA | $50 - $187 | 298% |
| + 4 smaller / regional plans | $34 - $161 |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Southeast Iowa Regional Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other IA hospitals
- Mercyone Oelwein Medical Center · Oelwein $13
- Veterans Memorial Hospital · Waukon $14
- Davis County Hospital · Bloomfield $15
- Horn Memorial Hospital · Ida Grove $15
- Monroe County Hospital · Albia $16
- Unitypoint Health - Marshalltown · Marshalltown $17
- Trinity Regional Medical Center · Fort Dodge $17
- University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center Down · Iowa City $17
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.