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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Alabama 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$11.75$10.72 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$14.79 to $21.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $11 to $26Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$2$5$10$20$50facility $17professional $12

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
$12.88
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.70
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.79
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$27.54
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.62
Median
$1.74
Typical High
$2.40
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.82
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$12.59

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama· 29th of 51

$14.79

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.