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What TSH and a thyroid panel cover
TSH, T4, T3, and thyroid antibody tests as separate orders a seller may bundle. Collection and cash-price comparison only. No interpretation.
What it measures
TSH is thyroid-stimulating hormone. MedlinePlus describes it as a signal the pituitary sends to the thyroid. A TSH test measures that hormone in blood.
MedlinePlus does not publish one page under the name thyroid panel. It publishes separate pages for TSH, thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroid antibody tests. A seller's thyroid panel is whichever of those lines the offer lists.
Match the offer to those pages one line at a time. A TSH-only order is not a panel that also includes T4, T3, or antibodies.
Reference ranges vary by lab. This page does not interpret a result, and it does not say what a high or low number means. Ask your clinician.
- TSH, on its own page
- Thyroxine (T4), which may be listed as total T4 or free T4
- Triiodothyronine (T3), which may be listed as total T3 or free T3
- Thyroid antibody tests, which are a separate order
How the sample is collected
Collection is a blood sample. A needle enters a vein, and the sample goes into the tube the order names. The visit is at a patient service center or another collection site the seller names. The cited pages do not give one visit length for every lab, so this page does not state one.
Prep and fasting
Prep, including whether to fast, is set by the order and by the seller. This page does not state prep steps. A cash price page states prep only as the seller states it, with the date it was checked.
How long results usually take
The cited pages do not publish one result-release time that every lab uses. When you compare cash offers, use the window that offer states, and the date this site last checked that offer.
How to compare cash prices
Line up the same test name, the component list on the offer, the date the price was checked, any draw fee the offer states, and any physician-order fee the offer states. A missing fee stays missing. This page does not list amounts. See how to compare lab test prices.
This site does not have a TSH or thyroid-panel cash price page yet. Compare offers only when the component lines match.