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Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation

Alabama rates for HCPCS 82938

A set of blood measurements of gastrin, the hormone that tells the stomach to produce acid, taken before and after a dose of secretin is given through a vein. In most people secretin lowers gastrin, so a sharp rise instead points to a hormone-producing tumor as the cause of severe or repeated ulcers.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation cost?

$19.05

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.05 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 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 4 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$16.60$14.45 to $20.42
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.42$17.78 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $16 to $28Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $12 to $20
$10.0$50.0$200.0$1.0Kfacility $20professional $17

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
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$20.42
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$56.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$24.55

Where Alabama sits

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

Alabama $19.05 · 22nd of 51
SD $34.67DC $13.18

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.