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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Oregon 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 Oregon, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $75.86 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$54.95$45.71 to $69.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$75.86$50.12 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $76 · 10th to 90th $50 to $200Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $21 to $91
$20$50$100$200facility $76professional $55

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
$125.89
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$91.20
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$147.91
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$199.53
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$102.33
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$199.53
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$93.33
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$223.87
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$64.57
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$60.26

Where Oregon 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.

Oregon· 18th 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.