CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: University of Michigan Health - West
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$23
about 1.4× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $18–$54
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $23 Cash price $32 Hospital's list price $81
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
3 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna✓ Humana Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaKaiser 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 | $58 | 345% |
| Aetnamajor | $54 | 321% |
| Humanamajor | $61 | 363% |
| HealthPartners | $67 | 399% |
| Medica | $58 | 345% |
| Priority Health | $48 | 286% |
| + 8 smaller / regional plans | $54 - $67 |
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at University of Michigan Health - West
Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other MI hospitals
- Harper University Hospital · Detroit $14
- Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital · Commerce Township $14
- Charlevoix Area Hospital · Charlevoix $14
- Beacon Plainwell · Plainwell $15
- McLaren Bay Region · Bay City $16
- McLaren Central Michigan · Mount Pleasant $16
- McLaren Northern Michigan · Petoskey $16
- McLaren Flint · Flint $16
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.