Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Lafollette Medical Center
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
- CPT Billing Code: 84443
- Insurance Median: $17
- Cash Discount Price: $63
- vs. Medicare Baseline: 1.01x Medicare
Average discount available for prompt cash payment at this facility.
Median negotiated contract rate across all mapped commercial carriers.
Standard federal government reimbursement rate for this code.
Visual Cost Comparison vs. Medicare
Understanding this gauge: We use the federal Medicare rate of $16.8 as the cost baseline. Rates below the baseline represent excellent value. In-network commercial rates commonly hover around 150% - 250% of Medicare, while rates exceeding 300% are elevated. Hover over the green and blue markers to view detailed calculations.
Out-of-Pocket Cost Estimator
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Commercial Insurance Negotiated Rates
Negotiated contract ranges established by major commercial carriers at this facility.
| Carrier / Plan Group | Contract Rate Range | vs. Medicare Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Cross Blue Shield | $3 - $78 | 18% |
| Self Pay | $5 - $129 | 30% |
| Amerigroup | $7 | 42% |
| Medicaid / KanCare | $9 - $17 | 54% |
| UnitedHealthcare | $9 - $448 | 54% |
| Aetna | $11 - $279 | 65% |
| Multiplan Complementary | $13 - $340 | 77% |
| Tricare | $14 - $15 | 83% |
| Humana | $16 - $17 | 95% |
| Medicare (plans) | $16 | 95% |
| Node Bluecare Plus Tn Mcr Adv | $16 | 95% |
| Node Champva | $16 | 95% |
| Triwest | $16 | 95% |
| Bluecare | $17 - $40 | 101% |
| Cigna | $17 - $26 | 101% |
| Node Amerigroup Mcr Adv | $17 | 101% |
| Node Blueadvantage Mcr Adv | $17 | 101% |
| Node Devoted Health Mcr Adv | $17 | 101% |
| Node Farm Bureau Mcr Adv | $17 | 101% |
| Node Healthspring Mcr Adv | $17 | 101% |
| Node Hospice Non Par Agree | $17 | 101% |
| Node Va | $17 | 101% |
| Node Wellcare Mcr Adv | $17 | 101% |
| Novanet Work Comp Tn | $17 - $25 | 101% |
| Tn Work Comp | $17 - $25 | 101% |
| Veterans Eval Services | $17 | 101% |
| Wellcare | $17 | 101% |
| Windsor Health Plan | $17 | 101% |
| Node Nhc Mcr Adv | $18 | 107% |
| Node Us Dept Of Labor | $21 | 125% |
| Ambetter / Centene | $31 | 185% |
| Node Point Comfort Underwriters | $37 | 220% |
| Beech Street Work Comp Tn | $1,684 - $2,495 | 10024% |