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Gastrin After Secretin Stimulation

Virginia 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 Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.18 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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$13.18$12.88 to $16.60
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$17.78 to $44.67

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $17 to $93Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $40
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $21professional $13

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
$16.60
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$33.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$70.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$13.49
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$52.48
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$112.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$30.90
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$26.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$34.67
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$39.81
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$18.62

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia $16.60 · 36th 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.