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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Ohio 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 Ohio, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $40.74 from a physician practice, and about $70.79 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 8 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$40.74$28.84 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$70.79$50.12 to $110

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $71 · 10th to 90th $41 to $166Professionalmedian $41 · 10th to 90th $25 to $117
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $71professional $41

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
$40.74
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$165.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$165.96
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$66.07
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$95.50
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$204.17
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$93.33
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$63.10
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$100.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79

Where Ohio sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Ohio $47.86 · 30th of 51
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.