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Insulin Tolerance Panel for Growth Hormone

Iowa rates for HCPCS 80435

A closely supervised timed test in which insulin is given to lower blood sugar briefly, and growth hormone is measured in blood samples taken before and at set times afterwards. A healthy pituitary gland releases growth hormone when blood sugar falls, so a poor rise indicates growth hormone deficiency.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Insulin Tolerance Panel for Growth Hormone cost?

$151

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $151 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $129 from a physician practice, and about $182 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 7 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$129$79.43 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$182$102 to $269

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $182 · 10th to 90th $79 to $295Professionalmedian $129 · 10th to 90th $68 to $676
$100$200$500facility $182professional $129

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
$79.43
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$295.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$676.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$245.47
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$446.68
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$323.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$123.03
Typical High
$269.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$125.89
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$134.90
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$128.82
Typical High
$128.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$234.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$263.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in South Dakota 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.

Iowa· 6th of 51

$151

SD $195DC $77.62

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.