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Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel

Wyoming 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?

$77.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $77.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $85.11 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 4 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$70.79$63.10 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$85.11$61.66 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $85 · 10th to 90th $50 to $102Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $50 to $162
$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $85professional $71

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$102.33
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$81.28
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$61.66
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$70.79

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming $77.62 · 5th 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.