CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Sanford Wheaton Medical Center
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$50
about 2.9× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $17–$104
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $50 Cash price $104 Hospital's list price $130
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✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield✓ Aetna CignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $71 - $109 | 423% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $99 | 298% |
| Aetnamajor | $71 - $113 | 423% |
| Health Net | $117 | 696% |
| HealthPartners | $71 - $105 | 423% |
| Medica | $114 - $123 | 679% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $66 - $121 | 393% |
| Security Health Plan | $72 | 429% |
| UCare | $70 - $114 | 417% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $72 - $117 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare.
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other MN hospitals
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Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.