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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 July 2026.

How much does Growth Hormone Antibody Test cost?

$12.59

Typical negotiated rate. In North Carolina, July 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 $20.42 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 6 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$12.59$12.59 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$13.80 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $117Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $21
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $20professional $13

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
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$14.45
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$23.99
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$46.77
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$27.54
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$75.86
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

North Carolina $12.59 · 48th of 51
SD $30.20MD $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.