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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Alabama 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 July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel cost?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $56.23 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$41.69 to $57.54
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$56.23$48.98 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $56 · 10th to 90th $43 to $76Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $34 to $58
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0K$2.0Kfacility $56professional $48

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$57.54
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$70.79
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$204.17
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$70.79

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alabama $50.12 · 26th of 51
SD $95.50DC $38.02

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.