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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 July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel cost?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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 5 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$45.71$45.71 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$54.95 to $112

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $50 to $141Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $30 to $65
$50$100$200facility $79professional $46

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
$72.44
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$53.70
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$134.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$77.62
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$77.62
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$89.13

Where Connecticut sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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· 39th of 51

$45.71

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.