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Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation

South Carolina 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?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$24.55$17.78 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$46.77 to $102

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $26 to $120Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $13 to $44
$10$20$50$100facility $60professional $25

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
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$14.13
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$123.03
BCBS South Carolina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$109.65
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.39
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$24.55
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
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$7.08
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$2.75
Median
$2.75
Typical High
$2.82

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina· 9th of 51

$25.12

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.