CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Lowell General Hospital
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$31
about 1.8× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $18–$76
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $31 Cash price $43 Hospital's list price $62
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 | $51 - $68 | 304% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $42 - $62 | 250% |
| Aetnamajor | $49 - $62 | 292% |
| Cignamajor | $37 - $58 | 220% |
| AmeriHealth | $22 | 131% |
| AvMed | $22 | 131% |
| GEHA | $22 | 131% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $61 - $69 | 363% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $27 - $62 | 161% |
| WellSense | $22 - $62 | 131% |
| + 106 smaller / regional plans | $22 - $65 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 12 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Lowell General Hospital
Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other MA hospitals
- Boston Medical Center-Brighton · Brighton $17
- Southcoast Hospitals Group · Fall River $17
- Milford Regional Medical Center · Milford $17
- Good Samaritan Medical Center · Brockton $17
- UMass Memorial Healthalliance Hospitals · Leominster $18
- UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital · Southbridge $18
- Holyoke Medical Center · Holyoke $18
- Boston Medical Center · Boston $18
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.