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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Minnesota 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 Minnesota, 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 $34.67 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$12.59 to $15.14
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$12.88 to $51.29

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $13 to $95Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $10 to $49
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $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
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$81.28
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$66.07
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$120.23
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$25.12
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$95.50
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$24.55
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$77.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$28.84

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 38th 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.