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Growth Hormone Stimulation Blood Test Panel

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80428

A timed series of blood tests showing whether the body can release growth hormone normally. A medicine is given to prompt the pituitary gland at the base of the brain to release the hormone, then blood is drawn at set intervals to track the response. It is used when slow growth in a child, or symptoms in an adult, point to a shortage of growth hormone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Growth Hormone Stimulation Blood Test Panel cost?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $53.70 from a physician practice, and about $91.20 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$53.70$44.67 to $66.07
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$91.20$53.70 to $155

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $91 · 10th to 90th $50 to $302Professionalmedian $54 · 10th to 90th $33 to $102
$50$100$200facility $91professional $54

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$169.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$74.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$251.19
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$114.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$154.88
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$53.70
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$199.53
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$91.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$91.20

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.9 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.

North Carolina· 45th of 51

$53.70

KS $155TX $39.81

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.