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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Utah 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 Utah, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $57.54 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $42.66 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$42.66$30.20 to $64.57
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$64.57$57.54 to $347

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $55 to $447Professionalmedian $43 · 10th to 90th $24 to $65
$20$50$100$200$500facility $65professional $43

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
$64.57
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$446.68
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$169.82
Typical High
$223.87
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$31.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$72.44
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$229.09
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$46.77
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$66.07
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$30.20

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 16th 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.