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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 83497

This blood test measures a breakdown product of serotonin, one of the body's chemical messengers, in the blood. Elevated levels can point to a hormone-producing tumor arising from certain gut or nerve tissue, so the test is often used when a doctor suspects one of these tumors. It is frequently ordered together with related tests for a fuller clinical picture.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test cost?

$18.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.84 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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 6 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$28.84$12.88 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$11.75 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $12 to $83Professionalmedian $29 · 10th to 90th $13 to $51
$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $29

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
$33.88
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$151.36
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$85.11
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$41.69
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$83.18
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$131.83

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Nebraska than in Washington, DC. 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.

Alaska· 10th of 51

$18.62

NE $30.90DC $9.77

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.