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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 October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Michigan, October 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.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$47.86$40.74 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$46.77 to $67.61

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $38 to $91Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $34 to $74
$10$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $48

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
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$51.29
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
BCBS Michigan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$72.44
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$181.97
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$37.15
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$14.79
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$89.13
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
Health Alliance Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$9.55
Priority Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07

Where Michigan 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.

Michigan· 27th of 51

$47.86

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.