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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Kentucky 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $16.22 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$10.23$6.31 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.22$11.22 to $30.90

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $112Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $22
$5$10$20$50$100$200facility $16professional $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
$10.23
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$112.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$22.39
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$7.94
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$16.98
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$18.20
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$30.20
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$87.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$18.20

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky· 49th of 51

$10.47

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.