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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Pennsylvania 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?

$44.67

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $44.67 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$41.69$38.90 to $50.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$50.12 to $229

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $41 to $372Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $25 to $72
$20$100$500$2Kfacility $83professional $42

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
$40.74
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$147.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$22.39
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$9.12
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$5,011.87
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$109.65
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$72.44
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$75.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$173.78
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$47.86
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$21.38
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.51
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$436.52
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$87.10

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 32nd of 51

$44.67

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.