CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Houlton Regional Hospital
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$45
about 2.6× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $18–$83
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $45 Cash price $183 Hospital's list price $193
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 | $183 | 1089% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $61 - $85 | 363% |
| Aetnamajor | $87 | 518% |
| Cignamajor | $176 | 1048% |
| WellCare | $86 | 512% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $98 - $170 |
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Other Procedures at Houlton Regional 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.