CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, thyroid (TSH)

Facility: Sky Lakes Medical Center

Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence

A fair price for this

$17

about 1.0× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $17–$18

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 $127 Hospital's list price $170

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How this hospital compares to other OR hospitals

Lowest price of the 9 OR hospitals we have prices for — a strong deal.

Cheapest $17 Priciest $19

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

⚠ The cash price looks unusually high next to the insurance price — it may be the full list price, not a real cash discount. Call to confirm the self-pay rate.

A fair price for a Blood test, thyroid (TSH) is about $17 (about 1.0× the $17 Medicare rate). Sky Lakes Medical Center charges insurers about $17, or about $127 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Klamath Falls, OR.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

6 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	$17 - $174	101%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor	$17 - $174	101%
Aetnamajor	$17 - $174	101%
Cignamajor	$17 - $174	101%
Humanamajor	$17 - $174	101%
Kaiser Permanentemajor	$17 - $174	101%
GEHA	$165 - $174	982%
Health Net	$165 - $174	982%
HealthPartners	$165 - $174	982%
Moda Health	$71 - $174	423%
MVP Health Care	$165 - $174	982%
PacificSource	$17 - $156	101%
Providence Health Plan	$80 - $174	476%
Sanford Health Plan	$165 - $174	982%
UPMC Health Plan	$165 - $174	982%
WellCare	$17	101%
+ 201 smaller / regional plans	$17 - $174

Government programs also on file: Medicare, Medicaid, Military & VA.

Excludes 19 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 127), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 84443.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Sky Lakes Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 84443.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Sky Lakes Medical Center

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