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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Alaska rates for HCPCS 80438

A timed test in which thyrotropin releasing hormone is injected and the pituitary gland's thyroid-stimulating hormone response is measured in blood samples taken before and at intervals over the following hour. The shape of the response helps show whether a thyroid problem starts in the thyroid gland itself or in the pituitary.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel cost?

$112

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $112 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $112 from a physician practice, and about $195 from a hospital or other facility.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$112$70.79 to $138
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$195$138 to $355

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $195 · 10th to 90th $50 to $589Professionalmedian $112 · 10th to 90th $50 to $200
$50$100$200$500facility $195professional $112

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$354.81
Typical High
$616.60
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$616.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$72.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$588.84
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$363.08
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$177.83
Median
$190.55
Typical High
$323.59
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$245.47
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$263.03

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Kansas than in Texas. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Alaska· 2nd of 51

$112

KS $117TX $30.90

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.