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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

New York 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In New York, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.90 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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 9 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$38.90$37.15 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$50.12 to $117

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $39 to $138Professionalmedian $39 · 10th to 90th $25 to $98
$20$50$100$200$500facility $83professional $39

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
$42.66
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$138.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$125.89
CDPHP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
CDPHP
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$549.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$331.13
Emblem Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$112.20
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$97.72
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$18.20
Excellus BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$67.61
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$263.03
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$112.20
Univera
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$123.03
Univera
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$141.25

Where New York sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. 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 York· 31st of 51

$47.86

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.