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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Illinois 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 July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel cost?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.90$30.20 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$52.48 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $44 to $219Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $3 to $102
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $83professional $39

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$524.81
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$257.04
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$50.12

Where Illinois sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Illinois $45.71 · 40th of 51
SD $95.50DC $38.02

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.