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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Tennessee 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Tennessee, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $33.11 to $69.18.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $102 · 10th to 90th $38 to $191Professionalmedian $40 · 10th to 90th $23 to $69
$20$50$100$200facility $102professional $40

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
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$12.02
BCBS Tennessee
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$69.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$208.93
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10

Where Tennessee 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.

Tennessee· 34th of 51

$42.66

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.