CMS Price Transparency Data
Blood test, thyroid (TSH)
Facility: Porter Hospital Inc
Billing Code: 84443 (CPT)
The BaseRate · fair price low confidence
A fair price for this
$72
about 4.2× the $17 Medicare rate · typically $13–$163
modeled estimate · not a bill or quote
Medicare pays $17 Fair price $72 Cash price $190 Hospital's list price $190
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 | $89 - $188 | 530% |
| Blue Cross Blue Shieldmajor | $91 - $186 | 542% |
| Aetnamajor | $89 - $167 | 530% |
| Cignamajor | $173 | 1030% |
| Humanamajor | $16 | 95% |
| Fidelis Care | $80 | 476% |
| Harvard Pilgrim | $152 | 905% |
| MVP Health Care | $89 - $177 | 530% |
| + 3 smaller / regional plans | $89 - $180 |
Government programs also on file: Military & VA.
Excludes 2 rental-network / third-party entries (e.g. Multiplan, PHCS) — these are pricing networks, not insurers.
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Other Procedures at Porter Hospital Inc
Compare: Blood test, thyroid (TSH) at other VT hospitals
- Central Vermont Medical Center · Barre $17
- Univ. of Vermont - Fletcher Allen Health Care · Burlington $17
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital · Brattleboro $17
- Southwestern Vermont Medical Center · Bennington $17
Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.