CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$26
about 1.5× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $17–$45
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $26 Cash price $107 Hospital's list price $165
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 | $12 - $196 | 71% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $10 - $77 | 60% |
| Aetnamajor | $18 - $55 | 107% |
| Cignamajor | $65 - $88 | 387% |
| Fidelis Care | $30 | 179% |
| GEHA | $55 | 327% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $42 | 250% |
| HealthPartners | $65 - $88 | 387% |
| Independent Health | $123 - $167 | 732% |
| MagnaCare | $123 - $167 | 732% |
| Medical Mutual | $55 | 327% |
| MVP Health Care | $18 | 107% |
| Priority Health | $65 - $88 | 387% |
| Tufts Health Plan | $65 - $88 | 387% |
| UniCare | $44 | 262% |
| + 22 smaller / regional plans | $9 - $196 |
Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid.
Excludes 5 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Samaritan Hospital of Troy, New York
Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other NY hospitals
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- Bertrand Chaffee Hospital · Springville $14
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- United Memorial Medical Center · Batavia $15
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.