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Glucagon Tolerance Panel for Insulinoma

South Carolina rates for HCPCS 80422

A timed test in which glucagon, a hormone that raises blood sugar, is injected and blood sugar and insulin are measured in samples taken before and afterwards. It is used when a tumor of the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas is suspected, because such a tumor gives an exaggerated insulin response.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Glucagon Tolerance Panel for Insulinoma cost?

$39.81

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $39.81 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $36.31 from a physician practice, and about $117 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 5 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$36.31$36.31 to $39.81
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$117$64.57 to $209

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $117 · 10th to 90th $36 to $282Professionalmedian $36 · 10th to 90th $36 to $66
$20$50$100$200facility $117professional $36

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
$36.31
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$218.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$39.81
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$331.13
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$501.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$66.07
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$64.57

Where South Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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.

South Carolina· 41st of 51

$39.81

AK $85.11DC $34.67

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.