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Insulin Tolerance Panel for Growth Hormone

Pennsylvania 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?

$97.72

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $97.72 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $85.11 from a physician practice, and about $240 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 8 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$85.11$81.28 to $97.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$240$126 to $309

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $240 · 10th to 90th $87 to $603Professionalmedian $85 · 10th to 90th $79 to $186
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $240professional $85

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
$87.10
Median
$245.47
Typical High
$389.05
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$85.11
Typical High
$245.47
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$549.54
Median
$741.31
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$102.33
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$354.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$229.09
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$147.91
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$102.33
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$114.82
Typical High
$177.83
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$389.05
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$302.00
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$524.81
Typical High
$891.25
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$91.20
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$147.91
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$56.23
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$177.83

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania· 34th of 51

$97.72

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.