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Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation

Pennsylvania 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Pennsylvania, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.45 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 8 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$14.45$14.13 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$21.38 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $15 to $102Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $32
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $42professional $14

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
$15.14
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$66.07
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$41.69
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$93.33
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$8,511.38
Capital Blue Cross
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$60.26
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$42.66
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.70
Geisinger
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$17.78
Geisinger
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$30.90
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$52.48
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$173.78
UPMC Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$30.90

Where Pennsylvania 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.

Pennsylvania $16.60 · 37th 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.