CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, thyroid (TSH)

Facility: Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center

Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$30
about 1.8× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $18–$34
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$32
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.9× Medicare
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $30 This hospital $32 Cash price $68 Hospital's list price $135

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How this hospital compares to other IL hospitals

Highest price of the 9 IL hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $9 Priciest $32

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 IL hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, thyroid (TSH) is about $30 (about 1.8× the $17 Medicare rate). Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center charges insurers about $32, or about $68 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Oak Lawn, IL.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

4 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna HumanaKaiser 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
UnitedHealthcaremajor $17 101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $35 - $158 208%
Aetnamajor $91 542%
Cignamajor $76 452%
Ambetter (Centene) $24 143%
Molina $24 143%
Oscar Health $25 149%
+ 2 smaller / regional plans $20 - $96
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 4440 W 95Th Street, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Church
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals