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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Michigan 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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$47.86$39.81 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$47.86 to $60.26

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $46 to $87Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $38 to $63
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $48professional $48

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
$45.71
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$87.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$60.26
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$165.96
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$91.20
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan $47.86 · 35th 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.