CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, thyroid (TSH)

Facility: Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto

Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$30
about 1.8× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $21–$31
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$30
About the fair price
1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $30 This hospital $30 Cash price $25 Hospital's list price $126

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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 $30

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 $30 (about 1.8× the $17 Medicare rate). Baptist Memorial Hospital Desoto charges insurers about $30, or about $25 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Southaven, MS.

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✓ Humana CignaKaiser 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 $23 - $30 137%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $16 - $133 95%
Aetnamajor $8 - $58 48%
Humanamajor $17 - $124 101%
Devoted Health $17 101%
Health Net $34 202%
Molina $15 - $111 89%
Oscar Health $17 101%
+ 65 smaller / regional plans $12 - $200
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 3 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 7601 Southcrest Parkway, Southaven, MS 38671
  • CMS Rating: ★★★☆☆
  • Ownership Type: Proprietary
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals