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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Georgia 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?

$12.30

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.30 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.96 from a physician practice, and about $17.38 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 7 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$10.96$8.51 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$17.38$13.49 to $24.55

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $10 to $44Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $6 to $27
$10$20$50$100$200facility $17professional $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
$10.23
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$93.33
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$26.92
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$18.62
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$23.44
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$26.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$39.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$27.54
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 43rd of 51

$12.30

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.