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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Kansas 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.22 from a physician practice, and about $28.84 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 6 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$11.22 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$28.84$16.60 to $45.71

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $29 · 10th to 90th $13 to $48Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $21
$10$20$50$100$200facility $29professional $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
$13.80
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$12.88
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.17
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$44.67
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$22.91

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas· 30th of 51

$14.79

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.