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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Arkansas 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $43.65 from a physician practice, and about $57.54 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$43.65$30.90 to $70.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$57.54$57.54 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $58 · 10th to 90th $58 to $79Professionalmedian $44 · 10th to 90th $21 to $78
$20$50$100facility $58professional $44

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$38.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$79.43
BCBS Arkansas
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$147.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$85.11

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas· 15th of 51

$57.54

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.