CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Penobscot Valley Hospital
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$58
about 3.4× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $26–$87
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $58 Cash price $143 Hospital's list price $179
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna✓ Cigna✓ Humana Kaiser 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 | $80 - $149 | 476% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $82 - $138 | 488% |
| Aetnamajor | $81 - $178 | 482% |
| Cignamajor | $162 - $175 | 964% |
| Humanamajor | $80 - $86 | 476% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $165 - $178 | 982% |
| WellCare | $80 - $86 | 476% |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
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Other Procedures at Penobscot Valley Hospital
Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other ME hospitals
- Mainehealth Mid Coast Hospital · Brunswick $17
- Central Maine Medical Center · Lewiston $17
- Cary Medical Center · Caribou $17
- Mainehealth Pen Bay Hospital · Rockport $17
- Mainehealth Maine Medical Center · Portland $20
- Mainehealth Stephens Hospital · Norway $20
- Mainehealth Franklin Hospital · Farmington $20
- Lincolnhealth · Damariscotta $21
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.