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Growth Hormone Antibody Test

North Carolina rates for HCPCS 86277

Looks for antibodies against growth hormone in a blood sample. The body can form these antibodies in response to growth hormone treatment, and in some people they interfere with how well the treatment works. The result helps explain a poor response to therapy.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Growth Hormone Antibody Test cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.59 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$12.59$10.72 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$12.59 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $71Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $23
$10$20$50facility $22professional $13

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
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$40.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$15.85
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.76
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.51
Typical High
$2.69
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS North Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.11
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.38

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 3.7 times more in Kansas than in Oklahoma. 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· 45th of 51

$12.59

KS $43.65OK $11.75

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.