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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Idaho 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?

$16.60

Typical negotiated rate. In Idaho, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.60 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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$12.88$12.02 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$16.60 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $13 to $93Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $23professional $13

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
$16.60
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$25.12
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$69.18
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$72.44
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$50.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$18.62
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$46.77
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$13.49
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$48.98
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$21.38

Where Idaho 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.

Idaho· 16th of 51

$16.60

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.