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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$16.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $21.88 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$12.59$9.55 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$21.88$14.79 to $28.84

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $22 · 10th to 90th $13 to $83Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $40
$10$20$50$100$200facility $22professional $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
$12.59
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$91.20
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$40.74
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$44.67
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$33.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$33.11
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$100.00
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$17.38

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri· 15th of 51

$16.98

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.