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Insulin Tolerance Panel for Growth Hormone

Louisiana 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 October 2026.

How much does Insulin Tolerance Panel for Growth Hormone cost?

$126

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $126 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $87.10 from a physician practice, and about $204 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$87.10$58.88 to $112
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$204$138 to $302

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $204 · 10th to 90th $107 to $417Professionalmedian $87 · 10th to 90th $44 to $135
$50$100$200$500facility $204professional $87

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
$109.65
Median
$141.25
Typical High
$524.81
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$263.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$134.90
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$67.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$26.92
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$389.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$154.88
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$645.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$117.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$102.33
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$120.23

Where Louisiana sits

The same service costs 5.1 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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.

Louisiana· 12th of 51

$126

KS $245AL $47.86

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.