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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Florida 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?

$46.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Florida, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $46.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $39.81 from a physician practice, and about $93.33 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$39.81$30.20 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$93.33$54.95 to $93.33

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $93 · 10th to 90th $48 to $269Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $21 to $71
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $93professional $40

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
$41.69
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.33
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$61.66
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$331.13
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$70.79
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$60.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$50.12

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 29th of 51

$46.77

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.