What does code 84449 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 84449 ranges from $34.00 to $225. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

84449 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC TRANSCORTIN" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

84449

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HC TRANSCORTIN

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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 84449 (HC TRANSCORTIN) appears at 7 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $34.00 to $225. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 84449 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 84449 vary by about 6.6× across the 3 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $34.00 to $225. Shopping around can matter.

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code 84449 cash price3 disclosed · 3 hospitals

$34.00median ~$83.00$225

Lowest cash price by hospital

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$34.00 – $225

Stanford · 1 hospital$34.00
Chicago · 1 hospital$83.00
Naperville · 1 hospital$225

8 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
HC TRANSCORTIN Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	84449 HCPCS	$225	$225	—	—
Assay of transcortin Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	84449 HCPCS	—	—	$18.00 – $30.49	—
Assay of transcortin Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	84449 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
HB R CORTICOSTEROID BINDING GLOBULIN Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	84449 HCPCS	$83.00	$83.00	—	—
ASSAY OF TRANSCORTIN Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	84449 CPT	—	—	$14.40 – $63.18	—
ASSAY OF TRANSCORTIN Outpatient	The Women's Hospital	84449 CPT	—	—	$7.20 – $44.10	—
6911 Cortisol Bind Glob Inpatient & outpatient	Stanford Health Care	84449 HCPCS	$85.00	$34.00	—	—
ASSAY OF TRANSCORTIN Outpatient	Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano	84449 CPT	—	—	$15.12 – $35.33	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 84449 prices

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Endeavor Health Edward Hospital University of Chicago Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac The Women's Hospital Stanford Health Care Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano

Code 84449: frequently asked

What does code 84449 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 84449 ranges from $34.00 to $225. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 84449?: 84449 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "HC TRANSCORTIN" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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