Thyroid test (TSH) cost in Louisville, KY

Prices at 3 hospitals in Louisville, KY, from their machine-readable files. Here the median cash price is $23 — 73% below the US median ($88), roughly 1.4× the Medicare rate.

Lowest cash prices

HospitalLocationCashInsurerCMS ratingER waitReadmit
Uofl Health-Jewish Hospital and Mary & Elizabeth Hospital Louisville, KY $23 $29 ★ 2/5 138 min —
University of Louisville Hospital Louisville, KY $23 $29 ★ 1/5 198 min —

CMS rating = overall hospital star rating (1–5); ER wait = median minutes in the emergency department; Readmit = 30-day readmission rate (lower is better) — all from Medicare’s Care Compare; “—” = not reported. Data last updated October 2026. Prices from hospitals’ machine-readable files (45 CFR §180); Medicare benchmark from CMS PFS/CLFS/IPPS. Prices below 15% of the median are excluded as likely partial or mis-coded charges. Estimates — confirm with the hospital. Report an incorrect price.

Price comparison (median)

Chargemaster (list price)
$97
Cash / self-pay
$23
Insurer-negotiated
$29
Medicare pays
$17
Is this a fair price?
1× Medicarefair ≈2×5×+

Typical cash price here is $23 — about 1.4× the Medicare rate ($17). Reasonable. A fair cash price is usually within ~2× Medicare ($34).

💡 Asking for the cash price instead of the $97 list price could save about $74 (76%).

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Doctors who perform this in Louisville

Clinicians who reported the most Medicare volume for this service locally. This reflects Original Medicare activity only and is a volume signal, not a quality ranking.

ClinicianSpecialtyLocationMedicare services
Patricia Hansen, M.D.Internal MedicineLouisville, KY24,425
Susan MayNurse PractitionerLouisville, KY156
Mary Locklear, FNP-BCNurse PractitionerLouisville, KY83
Crystal Howlett, APRNNurse PractitionerLouisville, KY76
Vatsala Katiyar, MDHematology-OncologyLouisville, KY57
Mary Taylor, APRNNurse PractitionerLouisville, KY49
Rajanbhai Amin, M.D.Family PracticeLouisville, KY41
Miasha Crutchfield, APRNNurse PractitionerLouisville, KY34
Margo Steed, APRNNurse PractitionerLouisville, KY32
Chelsea Van Rooy, NPNurse PractitionerLouisville, KY28
Dyna Zehnder, APRNNurse PractitionerLouisville, KY18
Erin Dunagan, APRNNurse PractitionerLouisville, KY13

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