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Growth Hormone Antibody Test

Virginia 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$11.75$11.48 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$15.85 to $39.81

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $15 to $83Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $35
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $19professional $12

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
$14.79
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$63.10
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.02
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$100.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$23.99
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$23.44
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$30.90
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$16.22
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$39.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$9.33
Typical High
$16.60

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $14.79 · 34th 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.