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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 October 2026.

How much does Thyroid Releasing Hormone Stimulation Panel cost?

$70.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $70.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $70.79 from a physician practice, and about $63.10 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$70.79$63.10 to $162
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$63.10$50.12 to $75.86

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $63 · 10th to 90th $50 to $100Professionalmedian $71 · 10th to 90th $35 to $162
$20$50$100facility $63professional $71

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
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$63.10
Typical High
$75.86
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$63.10
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$162.18
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$112.20
BCBS Wyoming
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$72.44
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$70.79

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 11th 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.