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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

New Hampshire 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?

$57.54

Typical negotiated rate. In New Hampshire, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $33.11 from a physician practice, and about $162 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$33.11$30.20 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$162$95.50 to $219

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $162 · 10th to 90th $87 to $295Professionalmedian $33 · 10th to 90th $26 to $148
$20$50$100$200facility $162professional $33

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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$223.87
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$269.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$338.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$208.93
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$74.13
Well Sense
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48

Where New Hampshire 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.

New Hampshire· 17th of 51

$57.54

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.