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Insulin Tolerance Panel for Adrenal Response

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 80434

A closely supervised timed test in which insulin is given to lower blood sugar briefly, and the body's stress-hormone response is measured in blood samples taken before and at set times afterwards. A healthy pituitary and adrenal system responds to low blood sugar by releasing cortisol, so a poor rise shows that this response is not working.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Insulin Tolerance Panel for Adrenal Response cost?

$229

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $229 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $229 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 6 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$229$204 to $229
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$209 to $339

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $141 to $955Professionalmedian $229 · 10th to 90th $83 to $347
$100$200$500$1Kfacility $251professional $229

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
$158.49
Median
$251.19
Typical High
$891.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$204.17
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$346.74
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$316.23
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$645.65
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$117.49
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$199.53
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$549.54
Typical High
$1,288.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$380.19
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$186.21
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$302.00
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$141.25
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$199.53
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$53.70
Median
$144.54
Typical High
$338.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$69.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$223.87
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$1,348.96
Typical High
$1,348.96

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.0 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. 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· 34th of 51

$229

ND $479CT $120

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.