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Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation

Maryland 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?

$13.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $13.18 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $11.75 to $14.13.

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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $9 to $23Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$10$20$50facility $12professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$13.18
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$22.91
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$43.65
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$15.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
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
$6.61
Typical High
$6.61
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.63

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 50th of 51

$13.18

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.