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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Washington 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?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $47.86 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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 9 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$47.86$45.71 to $61.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$54.95 to $115

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $50 to $214Professionalmedian $48 · 10th to 90th $30 to $102
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $81professional $48

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
$109.65
Typical High
$275.42
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$331.13
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$138.04
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$79.43
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$102.33
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$57.54
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$154.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$60.26
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$134.90
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$60.26
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$91.20

Where Washington 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.

Washington $54.95 · 21st 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.