Assay of neonatal thyroxine cost at US hospitals
Assay of neonatal thyroxine · CPT 84437
$3.29
lowest cash price
$19.20
national median
$189.00
highest cash price
207
hospitals with a published cash price
Middle half of hospitals (25th–75th percentile) against the full range. The same procedure varies $3.29–$189.00 — the variation is the story.
Median cash price over time
Sep 1, 2025 ($6.47) → Sep 1, 2026 ($31.50)
By state
| State | Hospitals | Lowest cash | Median | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Arkansas | 6 | $3.60 | $6.50 | $88.00 |
| California | 46 | $53.04 | $66.08 | $66.08 |
| Colorado | 13 | $4.54 | $17.72 | $126.09 |
| Florida | 68 | $19.50 | $99.87 | $189.00 |
| Georgia | 23 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Hawaii | 1 | $39.00 | $39.00 | $39.00 |
| Illinois | 31 | $36.63 | $36.63 | $55.00 |
| Indiana | 26 | $19.20 | $26.40 | $120.00 |
| Iowa | 16 | $15.36 | $55.00 | $55.00 |
| Kansas | 10 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Kentucky | 12 | $10.63 | $31.50 | $31.50 |
| Louisiana | 6 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Maine | 7 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Michigan | 26 | $3.29 | $8.93 | $8.93 |
| Minnesota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Missouri | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Montana | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Nebraska | 12 | $12.26 | $17.22 | $31.72 |
| New Hampshire | 1 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New Jersey | 21 | $6.47 | $7.12 | $7.12 |
| New Mexico | 3 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| New York | 18 | $6.47 | $6.47 | $6.47 |
| North Carolina | 14 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| North Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Ohio | 43 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Oklahoma | 14 | $12.35 | $19.06 | $30.55 |
| Oregon | 8 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Pennsylvania | 1 | $8.50 | $8.50 | $8.50 |
| South Carolina | 9 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| South Dakota | 2 | not published by hospital | not published by hospital | not published by hospital |
| Tennessee | 24 | $5.04 | $5.04 | $5.04 |
| Texas | 90 | $13.33 | $13.33 | $102.87 |
| Virginia | 26 | $33.00 | $33.00 | $33.00 |
| Washington | 23 | $15.30 | $29.60 | $29.60 |
| West Virginia | 15 | $4.50 | $8.50 | $37.50 |
| Wisconsin | 30 | $21.20 | $21.20 | $21.20 |
| Wyoming | 2 | $8.40 | $8.40 | $13.30 |
All hospitals
| Hospital | Location | Cash price | Negotiated range |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Joseph's Hospital | Buckhannon, WV | $8.50 | not published |
| Thomas Hospitals | South Charleston, WV | $8.50 | $6.11 – $32.74 |
| Uniontown Hospital | Uniontown, PA | $8.50 | $6.11 – $13.44 |
| Henry Ford Hospital | Detroit MI 48202 | 19401 Hubbard Dr., MI | $8.93 | $3.38 – $12.62 |
| Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital | West Bloomfield, MI | $8.93 | $3.38 – $10.55 |
| Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: | Wyandotte, MI | $8.93 | $3.38 – $10.55 |
| Henry Ford Macomb Hospital | Clinton Twp, MI | $8.93 | $3.38 – $11.36 |
| Princeton Community Hospital | Princeton, WV | $9.00 | $6.00 – $37.69 |
| West Virginia University Hospitals | Morgantown, WV | $9.50 | $4.21 – $27.41 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling, KY | $10.63 | $5.50 – $26.39 |
| 26-1214372 NEA Baptist | Jonesboro, AR | $10.83 | $3.73 – $12.94 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph East | Lexington, KY | $11.65 | $5.50 – $26.39 |
| Ogallala Community Hospital | Ogallala, NE | $12.26 | $8.80 – $19.40 |
| East Morgan County Hospital | Brush, CO | $12.32 | $8.43 – $19.40 |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore | Northwest Ardmore, OK | $12.35 | $5.75 – $14.28 |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher | Kingfisher, OK | $12.35 | $5.75 – $8.09 |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton | Healdton, OK | $13.00 | $5.75 – $8.09 |
| Platte County Hospital | Wheatland, WY | $13.30 | $9.60 – $19.40 |
| BAYLOR UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER | Dallas, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - CENTENNIAL | Frisco, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE ALL SAINTS MEDICAL CENTER - FORT WORTH | Fort Worth, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - GRAPEVINE | Grapevine, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - IRVING | Irving, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - LAKE POINTE | Rowlett, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - MCKINNEY | McKinney, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - FRISCO AT PGA PARKWAY | Frisco, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - PLANO | Plano, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - DENTON | Denton, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE THE HEART HOSPITAL - MCKINNEY | McKinney, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE MEDICAL CENTER - WAXAHACHIE | Waxahachie, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| BAYLOR SCOTT & WHITE HEART AND VASCULAR HOSPITAL - WAXAHACHIE | Waxahachie, TX | $13.33 | $5.43 – $16.66 |
| CHI Saint Joseph Health - Saint Joseph Hospital | Lexington, KY | $14.61 | $5.50 – $26.39 |
| Virginia Mason Medical Center | Seattle, WA | $15.30 | $4.53 – $20.22 |
| CHI Health Mercy Corning | Corning, IA | $15.36 | $6.47 – $31.36 |
| CHI Health Missouri Valley | Missouri Valley, IA | $15.68 | $6.47 – $31.36 |
| Providence Regional Medical Center Everett - Colby Campus | Everett, WA | $16.12 | $6.47 – $27.17 |
| CHI Health Mercy Council Bluffs | Council Bluffs, IA | $17.22 | $6.15 – $41.00 |
| CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center - Bergan Mercy | Omaha, NE | $17.22 | $6.27 – $41.00 |
| Lasting Hope Recovery Center | Omaha, NE | $17.22 | $6.27 – $41.00 |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha, NE | $17.22 | $5.74 – $41.00 |
| CHI Health Lakeside | Omaha, NE | $17.22 | $6.27 – $41.00 |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion, NE | $17.22 | $6.27 – $41.00 |
| AdventHealth Parker | Parker, CO | $17.72 | $6.34 – $11.97 |
| AdventHealth Littleton | Littleton, CO | $17.72 | $6.34 – $11.97 |
| AdventHealth Porter | Denver, CO | $17.72 | $6.34 – $11.97 |
| AdventHealth Avista | Louisville, CO | $17.72 | $6.34 – $11.97 |
| AdventHealth Castle Rock | Castle Rock, CO | $17.72 | $6.34 – $11.97 |
| Ascension St. John Jane Phillips (Jane Phillips Memorial Medical Center, Inc.) | Bartlesville, OK | $19.06 | $5.09 – $14.56 |
| Ascension St. John Nowata (Jane Phillips Nowata Hospital, Inc.) | Nowata, OK | $19.06 | $5.09 – $10.01 |
| Ascension St. John Sapulpa (St. John Sapulpa, Inc.) | Sapulpa, OK | $19.06 | $5.09 – $10.01 |