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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Illinois 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Illinois, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $29.51 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$10.47$8.91 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$29.51$18.62 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $30 · 10th to 90th $13 to $107Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $26
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $30professional $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
$12.59
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.30
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$134.90
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.47
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$23.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$112.20
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$16.60
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$12.88

Where Illinois 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.

Illinois· 17th of 51

$16.22

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.