CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Sanford Behavioral Health Center
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$34
about 2.0× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $17–$70
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $34 Cash price $103 Hospital's list price $129
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 | $53 - $108 | 315% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $50 - $99 | 298% |
| Aetnamajor | $53 - $112 | 315% |
| Cignamajor | $116 | 690% |
| Health Net | $116 | 690% |
| HealthPartners | $53 - $104 | 315% |
| Medica | $113 - $122 | 673% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $49 - $81 | 292% |
| Security Health Plan | $71 | 423% |
| UCare | $53 - $113 | 315% |
| + 2 smaller / regional plans | $54 - $116 |
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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Other Procedures at Sanford Behavioral Health Center
Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other MN hospitals
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- Essentia Health St Joseph's Medical Center · Brainerd $17
- Essentia Health Virginia · Virginia $17
- Sanford Bemidji Medical Center · Bemidji $17
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.