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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 July 2026.

How much does Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Louisiana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$20.89$16.98 to $22.39
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$21.38 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $18 to $65Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $35
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $25professional $21

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
$18.62
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$64.57
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$36.31
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$34.67
Christus
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$24.55

Where Louisiana 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.

Louisiana $21.38 · 13th 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.