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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Washington, DC 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $36.31 to $60.26.

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 $85 · 10th to 90th $38 to $191Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $30 to $74
$20$50$100$200facility $85professional $41

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
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$190.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$371.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$85.11

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC· 44th of 51

$40.74

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.