CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: CHI Mercy Health
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$61
about 3.6× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $23–$114
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $61 Cash price $66 Hospital's list price $109
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital
✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Blue Cross Blue Shield AetnaCignaHumanaKaiser 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 | $37 - $139 | 220% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $17 - $72 | 101% |
| HealthPartners | $48 - $161 | 286% |
| Medica | $17 - $161 | 101% |
| Sanford Health Plan | $41 - $138 | 244% |
Excludes 1 rental-network / third-party entry (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at CHI Mercy Health
Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other ND hospitals
- Trinity Hospitals · Minot $17
- Sanford Medical Center Fargo · Fargo $17
- Sanford Medical Center Bismarck · Bismarck $17
- Altru Hospital · Grand Forks $17
- Essentia Health · Fargo $17
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Fargo · Fargo $17
- McKenzie County Healthcare Systems Inc · Watford City $34
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.