CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, thyroid (TSH)

Facility: Merit Health Women's Hospital

Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$17
about 1.0× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $16–$17
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$17
About the fair price
1.0× Medicare
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $17 This hospital $17 Cash price $5 Hospital's list price $21

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How this hospital compares to other MS hospitals

Highest price of the 9 MS hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $10 Priciest $17

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 MS hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Blood test, thyroid (TSH) is about $17 (about 1.0× the $17 Medicare rate). Merit Health Women's Hospital charges insurers about $17, or about $5 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Flowood, MS.

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 $2 - $56 12%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $17 - $24 101%
Aetnamajor $12 - $139 71%
Cignamajor $4 - $43 24%
Humanamajor $16 95%
CareSource $15 89%
Devoted Health $17 101%
Molina $16 - $29 95%
WellCare $17 101%
+ 21 smaller / regional plans $5 - $198
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1026 River Oaks Drive, Flowood, MS 39232
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals