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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Virginia 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 July 2026.

How much does Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel cost?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $38.02 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

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.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$38.02$37.15 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$50.12 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $48 to $263Professionalmedian $38 · 10th to 90th $25 to $123
$20.0$100.0$500.0$2.0K$10.0Kfacility $60professional $38

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$302.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$95.50
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$199.53
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$38.90
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$316.23
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$51.29
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$229.09
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$97.72
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$104.71
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$52.48

Where Virginia sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Virginia $47.86 · 34th of 51
SD $95.50DC $38.02

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.