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Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation

Colorado 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 October 2026.

How much does Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.30 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.30$7.41 to $14.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$32.36 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $13 to $81Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $7 to $32
$10$20$50$100facility $51professional $12

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
$17.78
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$17.78
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$36.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$35.48
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$69.18
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$37.15
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$14.13
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$8.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.55

Where Colorado sits

The same service costs 3.6 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.

Colorado· 23rd of 51

$18.20

KS $47.86OK $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.