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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Iowa 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?

$60.26

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $60.26 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $50.12 from a physician practice, and about $89.13 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$50.12$38.90 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$89.13$60.26 to $135

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $89 · 10th to 90th $50 to $158Professionalmedian $50 · 10th to 90th $30 to $132
$50$100$200facility $89professional $50

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
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$173.78
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$158.49
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$131.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$72.44
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$72.44
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$70.79
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 14th of 51

$60.26

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.