CMS Price Transparency Data

Blood test, thyroid (TSH)

Facility: Meadville Medical Center

Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price high confidence
A fair price for this
$23
about 1.4× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $12–$27
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
What this hospital charges insurers
$24
About the fair price
about $1 over the fair price · 1.4× Medicare
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $23 This hospital $24 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 $24

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 PA 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 $23 (about 1.4× the $17 Medicare rate). Meadville Medical Center charges insurers about $24, or about $86 in cash — about the fair price. Located in Meadville, PA.

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✓ Cigna Blue Cross Blue ShieldAetnaHumanaKaiser 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 $172 1024%
Cignamajor $36 214%
AmeriHealth $23 137%
Geisinger $23 137%
HealthPartners $23 137%
UPMC Health Plan $26 155%

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Facility Profile & Credentials

  • Address: 751 Liberty Street, Meadville, PA 16335
  • CMS Rating: ★★★★☆
  • Ownership Type: Voluntary non-profit - Private
  • Hospital Type: Acute Care Hospitals