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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$37.15$33.11 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$40.74 to $151

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $39 to $229Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $25 to $76
$20$50$100$200facility $71professional $37

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
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$131.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.71
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$208.93
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$81.28
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$41.69
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$102.33
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$66.07

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 45th 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.