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Insulin Tolerance Panel for Growth Hormone

South Carolina 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?

$145

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $145 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $135 from a physician practice, and about $347 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$135$102 to $214
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$347$269 to $603

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $347 · 10th to 90th $148 to $692Professionalmedian $135 · 10th to 90th $71 to $257
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $347professional $135

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
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$83.18
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$229.09
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$724.44
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$102.33
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$257.04
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$630.96
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$125.89
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$169.82
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$186.21
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$93.33
Typical High
$123.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$144.54
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.60

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 10th of 51

$145

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.