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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Mississippi 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 4 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$53.70$39.81 to $91.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$50.12 to $91.20

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $46 to $91Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $37 to $102
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $81professional $54

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
$50.12
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$81.28
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$100.00

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi $57.54 · 17th 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.