How much does thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) test cost in Washington, DC?
Prices below come from each hospital's federally required price file. Most recent hospital file date: April 2, 2026. Last verified by PriceCheck: July 16, 2026. CPT 84443.
Median commercial rates on file run from $43 (Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring) to $147 (Howard University Hospital Corp) — 3.4× apart for the same procedure in the same metro. That spread is why this page exists.
Facility rates by hospital
| Hospital | Cash / self-pay | Commercial | Medicare | Medicaid | Source & file date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The George Washington University HospitalWashington, DC | $193 | $86median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileJanuary 1, 2026 |
| Lowest Holy Cross Hospital-Silver SpringSilver Spring, MD | $44 | $43median of 76 plans | $40median of 7 plans | $40median of 7 plans | hospital fileMarch 31, 2026 |
| MedStar Washington Hospital Center, | $189 | $91median of 12 plans | $17median of 4 plans | $24median of 4 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| MedStar Georgetown Hospital, | $183 | $51median of 8 plans | $17median of 3 plans | $24median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Children's National HospitalWashington, DC · pediatric | $174 | $173median of 10 plans | — | $125median of 6 plans | hospital fileApril 2, 2026 |
| Virginia Hospital Center Arlington Health SystemArlington, VA | $199 | $69median of 8 plans | $95median of 1 plan | — | hospital fileDecember 16, 2025 |
| Inova Fairfax HospitalFalls Church, VA | $162 | $106median of 9 plans | $17median of 5 plans | $16median of 5 plans | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Howard University Hospital CorpWashington, DC | $293 | $147median of 4 plans | — | — | hospital fileDecember 31, 2025 |
| Sibley Memorial HospitalWashington, DC | $238 | $57median of 2 plans | $17median of 3 plans | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
| Suburban HospitalBethesda, MD | $89 | — | — | — | hospital fileApril 1, 2026 |
Commercial / Medicare / Medicaid figures are the median of that hospital's listed plan rates in the class. Click a hospital for its full per-plan ledger.
Common questions
How much does thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) test cost without insurance in Washington, DC?
Based on hospital-published price files, discounted cash (self-pay) facility rates for Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test in Washington, DC range from $44 at Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring to $293 at Howard University Hospital Corp (9 hospitals listing a cash rate). Facility rates only — physician, anesthesia, radiology, and pathology bill separately.
Which hospital in Washington, DC lists the lowest price for thyroid stimulating hormone (tsh) test?
Comparing each hospital's median commercial-insurance rate in its price file, Holy Cross Hospital-Silver Spring lists the lowest ($43, median of 76 plan rates) and Howard University Hospital Corp the highest ($147, median of 4 plan rates). What you actually pay depends on your plan's network, deductible, and coinsurance.
Where do these prices come from?
Every price on this page comes directly from the machine-readable file (MRF) each hospital is federally required to publish under the CMS Hospital Price Transparency rule (45 CFR Part 180). We show each hospital's file date and link to the source. These are price disclosures, not quotes.