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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Indiana 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 Indiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 5 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$41.69$31.62 to $41.69
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$50.12 to $100

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $50 to $151Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $25 to $48
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $50professional $42

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
$56.23
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$47.86
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$50.12
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$63.10
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$128.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$56.23

Where Indiana 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.

Indiana $45.71 · 41st 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.