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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Vermont 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?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Vermont, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $63.10 from a physician practice, and about $389 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$63.10$38.90 to $87.10
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$389$85.11 to $851

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $389 · 10th to 90th $50 to $891Professionalmedian $63 · 10th to 90th $30 to $98
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $389professional $63

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
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$389.05
Median
$851.14
Typical High
$891.25
BCBS Vermont
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$87.10
MVP Health Care
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
MVP Health Care
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$40.74
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$112.20

Where Vermont 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.

Vermont· 10th of 51

$70.79

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.