CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, thyroid (TSH)

Facility: Ochsner Laird Hospital

Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$30
about 1.8× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $17–$63
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$31
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.8× Medicare
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $30 This hospital $31 Cash price $35 Hospital's list price $57

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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 $31

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). Ochsner Laird Hospital charges insurers about $31, or about $35 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Union, 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 $7 - $40 42%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $24 - $44 143%
Aetnamajor $31 - $41 185%
Cignamajor $17 - $40 101%
Humanamajor $13 - $40 77%
Ambetter (Centene) $24 - $40 143%
WellCare $17 - $40 101%
+ 5 smaller / regional plans $17 - $53
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 4 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 25117 Highway 15, Union, MS 39365
  • CMS Rating: No CMS Rating
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Critical Access Hospitals