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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

North Dakota 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?

$75.86

Typical negotiated rate. In North Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $75.86 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $35.48 to $87.10.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $35 to $76Professionalmedian $76 · 10th to 90th $30 to $100
$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $76

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$100.00
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
22 · Increased work
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$120.23
BCBS North Dakota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$91.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$104.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$87.10

Where North Dakota 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 Dakota· 7th of 51

$75.86

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.