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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Florida 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 Florida, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $22.39 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$11.22$10.72 to $12.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.39$14.45 to $38.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $10 to $69Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $10 to $14
$5$10$20$50$100facility $22professional $11

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
$10.96
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.45
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
AvMed
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
AvMed
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$25.70
Florida Blue
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$100.00
Florida Blue
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$17.78
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.55
Median
$6.17
Typical High
$8.32
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$12.88

Where Florida 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.

Florida· 45th 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.