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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Massachusetts 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?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Massachusetts, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $31.62 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 9 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$12.30 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$20.42 to $50.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $13 to $89Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $11 to $45
$10$20$50$100$200facility $32professional $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
$12.88
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$64.57
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$100.00
AllWays Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$50.12
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$33.11
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$33.11
Fallon Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$7,079.46
Fallon Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$21.88
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$38.90
Health New England
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$58.88
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$100.00
Mass General Brigham
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$33.11

Where Massachusetts 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.

Massachusetts· 12th of 51

$18.20

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.