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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

South Dakota 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 South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $57.54 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$57.54$35.48 to $105
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$57.54 to $95.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $48 to $126Professionalmedian $58 · 10th to 90th $34 to $120
$20$50$100$200facility $81professional $58

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$47.86
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$190.55
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$70.79
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$60.26
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 19th 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.