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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Rhode Island 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?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $61.66 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$32.36 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$61.66$60.26 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $62 · 10th to 90th $58 to $155Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $26 to $85
$20$50$100$200facility $62professional $43

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS Rhode Island
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$75.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$83.18

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 22nd of 51

$52.48

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.