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Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation

Louisiana 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?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $17.78 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$17.78$10.47 to $21.38
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$23.44 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $19 to $71Professionalmedian $18 · 10th to 90th $7 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $34professional $18

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
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$18.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$11.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.27
Typical High
$4.57
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$67.61
BCBS Louisiana
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.30
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$107.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$17.78
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$23.99

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana· 13th of 51

$22.39

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.