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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Idaho 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?

$83.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $83.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $60.26 from a physician practice, and about $100 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$60.26$47.86 to $95.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$100$75.86 to $182

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $100 · 10th to 90th $50 to $240Professionalmedian $60 · 10th to 90th $30 to $98
$20$50$100$200facility $100professional $60

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
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$263.03
BCBS Idaho
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$72.44
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$97.72
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$97.72
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$95.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$95.50
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$181.97
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$218.78
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$102.33

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 5th of 51

$83.18

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.