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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 July 2026.

How much does Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In South Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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$13.80$13.80 to $15.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$24.55 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $14 to $107Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $14 to $22
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $45professional $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
$13.80
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$83.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$15.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$36.31
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$125.89
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$22.91
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$24.55

Where South Carolina 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.

South Carolina $15.14 · 42nd 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.