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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Maine 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?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $25.70 to $63.10.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $49 to $427Professionalmedian $30 · 10th to 90th $20 to $72
$20$50$100$200$500facility $68professional $30

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$446.68
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$114.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$72.44
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$120.23
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$120.23

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 42nd of 51

$40.74

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.