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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

West 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 October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel cost?

$41.69

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $41.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $35.48 from a physician practice, and about $74.13 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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$35.48$29.51 to $102
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$74.13$48.98 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $74 · 10th to 90th $42 to $151Professionalmedian $35 · 10th to 90th $23 to $138
$20$50$100$200facility $74professional $35

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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$48.98
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$331.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$138.04

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 39th of 51

$41.69

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.