CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price medium confidence
A fair price for this
$57
about 3.4× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $17–$103
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $57 Cash price $31 Hospital's list price $154
What each insurance company pays
Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.
5 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 | $113 | 673% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $21 - $114 | 125% |
| Aetnamajor | $135 | 804% |
| Cignamajor | $115 | 685% |
| Humanamajor | $131 | 780% |
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Big Bend Regional Medical Center
Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other TX hospitals
- Mission Regional Medical Center · Mission $10
- Bellville Medical Center · Bellville $10
- PAM Specialty Hospital of San Antonio Medical Center · San Antonio $11
- El Campo Memorial Hospital · El Campo $13
- PAM Specialty Hospital of Texarkana North · Texarkana $13
- Ascension Providence · Waco $14
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center · Houston $14
- PAM Rehabilitation Hospital of Beaumont · Beaumont $14
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.