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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Maine 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.88 from a physician practice, and about $27.54 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$12.88$10.47 to $12.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$27.54$12.88 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $28 · 10th to 90th $13 to $132Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $7 to $17
$10$20$50$100$200facility $28professional $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
$25.70
Typical High
$89.13
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$12.88
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$131.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$16.60
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$18.62
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.49
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$109.65
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$50.12
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.30

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 37th of 51

$12.88

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.