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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 October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel cost?

$40.74

Typical negotiated rate. In Ohio, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $40.74 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $32.36 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$32.36$25.12 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$51.29 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $41 to $158Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $25 to $95
$20$50$100$200facility $63professional $32

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$204.17
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$125.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$50.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$93.33
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$63.10
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$57.54
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$204.17
Medical Mutual of Ohio
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$69.18
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$60.26
SummaCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$72.44

Where Ohio 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.

Ohio· 46th of 51

$40.74

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.