CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, thyroid (TSH)

Facility: UPMC Lititz

Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$27
about 1.6× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $18–$38
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$29
About the fair price
about $2 over the fair price · 1.7× Medicare
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $27 This hospital $29 Cash price $86 Hospital's list price $143

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How this hospital compares to other PA hospitals

Highest price of the 9 PA hospitals we have prices for — worth calling around.

Cheapest $17 Priciest $29

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

A fair price for a Blood test, thyroid (TSH) is about $27 (about 1.6× the $17 Medicare rate). UPMC Lititz charges insurers about $29, or about $86 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Lititz, PA.

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 $18 - $30 107%
Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor $17 - $67 101%
Aetnamajor $18 - $67 107%
Cignamajor $18 - $44 107%
AmeriHealth $23 137%
Geisinger $18 - $103 107%
HealthPartners $32 190%
UPMC Health Plan $17 - $101 101%
+ 3 smaller / regional plans $19 - $104
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 1500 Highlands Drive, Lititz, PA 17543
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Other
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals