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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Connecticut 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?

$50.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $50.12 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $70.79.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $69 · 10th to 90th $50 to $132Professionalmedian $34 · 10th to 90th $25 to $72
$20$50$100$200facility $69professional $34

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$125.89
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$181.97
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$89.13
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 26th of 51

$50.12

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.