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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Delaware 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?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $30.20 to $57.54.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 3 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $33 to $74Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $25 to $100
$20$50$100$200facility $42professional $40

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
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79

Where Delaware 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.

Delaware· 47th of 51

$39.81

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.