Thyroid Test Price in Pakistan 2026: Rates, Normal Range and Online Booking

A thyroid test costs PKR 2,730 at Marham Health+, down from PKR 3,900, with free home sample collection in Lahore. It covers T3, T4, and TSH, no fasting is needed, and your report is ready the same day.

Quick Facts	Details
Full form	Thyroid Function Test
Also called	TFT, Thyroid Profile, T3 T4 TSH, Thyroid Panel
Marham Health+ price	PKR 2,730 (from PKR 3,900)
What it includes	T3, T4, TSH
Sample	Blood from a vein in your arm
Fasting	Not required
Time taken	Under 5 minutes
Report time	Same day
Home sample	Free, available in Lahore

Most people book this test after months of feeling tired, gaining weight for no clear reason, or losing more hair than usual. Known as تھائیرائیڈ ٹیسٹ in Urdu, it checks the small gland in your neck that controls your body’s speed. You can book yours on Marham in a couple of minutes.

Thyroid Test Price in Pakistan (2026)

Here is the rate you get when you book through Marham Health+, with free home sample collection included.

Test	Coverage	Price
Thyroid Function Test (T3, T4, TSH) at Marham Health+	Lahore, free home sample collection	PKR 2,730 (from PKR 3,900)

A trained phlebotomist collects your sample at home in Lahore and your report reaches you online the same day.

What Is a Thyroid Function Test?

Your thyroid is a small butterfly shaped gland at the front of your neck. It makes hormones that set the speed of almost everything in your body: how fast you burn calories, how warm you feel, how quickly your heart beats, even your mood.

Think of it as the accelerator pedal. Press too lightly and everything slows down, you gain weight, feel cold, and get tired. Press too hard and everything races, you lose weight, feel hot, and your heart pounds. This test measures where the pedal actually sits.

TFT, Thyroid Profile and Thyroid Test: The Same Test

If your slip says TFT, Thyroid Profile, Thyroid Panel, or lists T3, T4, TSH separately, that is this test. Pakistani labs use these names interchangeably.

What Does a Thyroid Test Measure?

Component	What It Shows
TSH	The message from your brain telling the thyroid to work harder. The most sensitive marker and the one doctors read first
T4 (Thyroxine)	The main hormone your thyroid produces and stores
T3 (Triiodothyronine)	The active hormone your body converts T4 into and actually uses

Here is the part that confuses almost everyone: a high TSH means an underactive thyroid, not an overactive one. TSH is not a thyroid hormone. It is your brain shouting at a lazy gland. The louder the shout, the weaker the gland.

Thyroid Normal Range

Reference values differ between laboratories and the range printed on your own report is the one that applies. These are the values commonly used in Pakistan.

Parameter	Normal Range
TSH	0.4 to 4.0 mIU/L
Total T4	4.5 to 12.0 µg/dL
Total T3	80 to 200 ng/dL

Pregnancy is the big exception. Normal TSH targets are lower during pregnancy and change by trimester, so a pregnant woman should never read her report against a general chart.

How to Read Your Thyroid Report

The diagnosis comes from the combination of TSH and T4 together, not from either one alone. This is the table your doctor works from.

TSH	T4	Usually Means
Normal	Normal	Thyroid working normally
High	Low	Hypothyroidism, an underactive thyroid
High	Normal	Subclinical hypothyroidism, an early or mild form
Low	High	Hyperthyroidism, an overactive thyroid
Low	Normal	Subclinical hyperthyroidism, an early or mild form

A single abnormal reading does not settle anything. Thyroid levels move with illness, pregnancy, stress, and medicines, so doctors usually repeat the test before starting treatment.

Thyroid Symptoms: Underactive vs Overactive

The two problems produce almost opposite symptoms. Many are easy to blame on a busy life, which is why thyroid disorders go undiagnosed for years.

Underactive (Hypothyroidism)	Overactive (Hyperthyroidism)
Weight gain without eating more	Weight loss despite a good appetite
Always feeling cold	Always feeling hot, sweating a lot
Tiredness, sleeping more	Restlessness, trouble sleeping
Hair fall, dry skin, brittle nails	Hair thinning, shaky hands
Constipation	Loose motions, going more often
Heavy or irregular periods	Light or missed periods
Low mood, poor concentration	Anxiety, irritability, racing heart
Puffy face, slow heartbeat	Bulging eyes, neck swelling

Book a thyroid test if these symptoms have lasted weeks, if you are pregnant or planning pregnancy, if you have struggled to conceive, if thyroid problems run in your family, if you can feel a swelling in your neck, or if you already take thyroid medicine and are due for a check.

Thyroid problems are common here and hit women hardest. Studies in Pakistan report hypothyroidism in about 4.1 percent and hyperthyroidism in about 5.1 percent of the population, with women affected more than men in both. An underactive thyroid is roughly ten times more common in women than in men. Iodine deficiency remains a driver in several parts of the country, which is why iodised salt matters.

How to Prepare and What Happens During the Test

Before the test

• No fasting is needed. Eat and drink as normal.
• Stop biotin supplements 2 to 3 days before, and ask your doctor first. Biotin is in most hair, skin, and nail supplements and it can make thyroid results look falsely abnormal.
• A morning sample is preferred, because TSH is naturally highest in the early morning and drifts down through the day.
• If you already take thyroid medicine, take it after the blood draw, not before, unless your doctor says otherwise.
• Tell the lab if you are pregnant, or take steroids, heart medicines, or iodine containing supplements.
• Retest at the same time of day each time, so your results can be compared fairly.

During and after the test

• A phlebotomist ties a band around your upper arm and cleans the inside of your elbow.
• A few millilitres of blood are drawn into a small tube.
• The whole process takes under 5 minutes and feels like a quick pinch.
• You can go straight back to normal activity afterwards.
• Mild soreness or a small bruise at the site is normal and fades in a day or two.

Conditions a Thyroid Test Can Detect

Hypothyroidism: the most common thyroid problem. Usually treated with one daily tablet, and most people feel normal again once the dose is right.

Hyperthyroidism: an overactive gland, often from Graves disease. Treatable with medicine and other options depending on the cause.

Subclinical thyroid disease: an early stage where TSH has shifted but hormone levels have not. Sometimes it only needs monitoring, sometimes treatment, especially in pregnancy.

Goitre: a visible swelling in the neck, linked in Pakistan to iodine deficiency.

Thyroid problems in pregnancy: untreated thyroid disease raises the risk of miscarriage and can affect the baby’s brain development, which is why screening in early pregnancy matters so much.

Related Tests You Can Book

Doctors frequently order these alongside a thyroid test, and they can be taken from the same sample during the same visit.

Test	What It Checks	Book
CBC (Complete Blood Count)	Anaemia, which causes very similar tiredness	Book
Vitamin D	Deficiency causes overlapping tiredness and low mood	Book
Lipid Profile	An underactive thyroid raises cholesterol on its own	Book
HbA1c	3 month average blood sugar. Thyroid and diabetes often occur together	Book
RFT (Renal Function Test)	Kidney function, part of a full routine check-up	Book

تھائیرائیڈ ٹیسٹ کی قیمت اور تفصیل

تھائیرائیڈ ٹیسٹ گلے میں موجود تھائیرائیڈ گلینڈ کی کارکردگی جانچتا ہے۔ پاکستان میں اسے ٹی ایف ٹی یا تھائیرائیڈ پروفائل بھی کہا جاتا ہے اور اس میں ٹی تھری، ٹی فور اور ٹی ایس ایچ دیکھے جاتے ہیں۔ یہ گلینڈ جسم کی رفتار کنٹرول کرتا ہے۔ اگر یہ سست ہو جائے تو وزن بڑھتا ہے، سردی زیادہ لگتی ہے، بال گرتے ہیں اور تھکاوٹ رہتی ہے۔ اگر یہ تیز ہو جائے تو وزن گھٹتا ہے، دل کی دھڑکن تیز ہوتی ہے اور بے چینی رہتی ہے۔ ایک اہم بات یاد رکھیں: ٹی ایس ایچ زیادہ ہونے کا مطلب گلینڈ سست ہے، تیز نہیں۔

اس ٹیسٹ کے لیے فاقہ ضروری نہیں، البتہ صبح کا نمونہ بہتر ہوتا ہے۔ اگر آپ بالوں یا ناخنوں کے لیے بایوٹن والے سپلیمنٹ لیتے ہیں تو ٹیسٹ سے دو تین دن پہلے ڈاکٹر کے مشورے سے بند کر دیں کیونکہ یہ رپورٹ خراب دکھا سکتے ہیں۔ لاہور میں مرہم ہیلتھ پلس کے ذریعے آپ یہ ٹیسٹ 2,730 روپے میں، مفت ہوم سیمپل کلیکشن کے ساتھ کروا سکتے ہیں اور رپورٹ اسی دن مل جاتی ہے۔ پاکستان میں تھائیرائیڈ کے مسائل خواتین میں مردوں کے مقابلے کہیں زیادہ عام ہیں۔ حمل میں یہ ٹیسٹ خاص طور پر ضروری ہے۔ رپورٹ کسی مستند ڈاکٹر کو دکھائیں اور خود سے دوا شروع نہ کریں۔

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does a thyroid test cost in Pakistan?

At Marham Health+ the thyroid test price is PKR 2,730, reduced from PKR 3,900, covering T3, T4, and TSH. Home sample collection in Lahore is free and your report reaches you online the same day.

Is TFT the same as a thyroid test?

Yes. TFT means Thyroid Function Test. Some slips write Thyroid Profile or list T3, T4, and TSH separately. All describe the same panel.

Do you need to fast for a thyroid test?

No. A thyroid test does not require fasting. A morning sample is preferred because TSH is highest in the early morning. If you take biotin supplements, ask your doctor about stopping them 2 to 3 days before, as biotin can distort the result.

Thyroid test kya hota hai?

یہ خون کا ایک ٹیسٹ ہے جو گلے میں موجود تھائیرائیڈ گلینڈ کی کارکردگی جانچتا ہے۔ اس میں ٹی تھری، ٹی فور اور ٹی ایس ایچ دیکھے جاتے ہیں۔ ڈاکٹر اسے تھکاوٹ، وزن میں تبدیلی، بال گرنے اور بے قاعدہ ماہواری کی صورت میں تجویز کرتے ہیں۔

What does a high TSH level mean?

A high TSH usually means an underactive thyroid. TSH is the signal from your brain telling the gland to work harder, so a high level means the gland is not keeping up. Your doctor reads it together with T4 before deciding anything.

Final Thoughts

Thyroid symptoms are easy to dismiss as stress, age, or a busy life, and that is exactly why so many people in Pakistan live with an untreated thyroid problem for years. One blood test settles the question, and once treated, most people feel like themselves again. If you are pregnant or planning to be, do not delay this test, and take your report to a doctor rather than reading the numbers alone.

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