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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

New Mexico 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?

$45.71

Typical negotiated rate. In New Mexico, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $45.71 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $45.71 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$45.71$30.20 to $75.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$45.71 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $33 to $162Professionalmedian $46 · 10th to 90th $21 to $105
$20$50$100facility $65professional $46

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
$38.02
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$120.23
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$97.72
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$120.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.90

Where New Mexico 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 Mexico· 31st of 51

$45.71

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.