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Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation

Washington, DC 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $30.20 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 5 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$13.18$13.18 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.20$13.18 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $13 to $123Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $13 to $62
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $30professional $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
$13.18
Median
$64.57
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$89.13
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$67.61
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$138.04
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$36.31
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$30.20

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $13.18 · 51st 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.