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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Connecticut 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?

$12.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Connecticut, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$9.77$9.77 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$15.49 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $40Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $15
$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $10

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
$22.91
Typical High
$41.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$34.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$51.29
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$19.95
ConnectiCare
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.05
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$22.39

Where Connecticut 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.

Connecticut· 44th of 51

$12.02

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.