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Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 84305

This blood test measures IGF-1, a substance the liver produces in response to growth hormone. Because IGF-1 levels stay more stable throughout the day than growth hormone itself, this test is a useful way to evaluate whether the body is producing too much or too little growth hormone.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Insulin-Like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Test cost?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $15.85 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$15.85$10.00 to $19.50
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$16.98 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $17 to $71Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $9 to $30
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $16

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
$16.98
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$23.99
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.39
Median
$3.39
Typical High
$3.72
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$14.79
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$47.86
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$61.66
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$32.36
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$141.25
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$28.84
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$21.38

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 4.1 times more in Kansas than in Maryland. 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· 49th of 51

$16.98

KS $64.57MD $15.85

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.