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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Mississippi 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Mississippi, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $23.44 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 4 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$13.80$10.23 to $23.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$23.44$13.80 to $145

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $11 to $170Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $10 to $26
$10$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $23professional $14

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
$23.44
Typical High
$1,318.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$23.99
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$19.95
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$17.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$26.30

Where Mississippi 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.

Mississippi· 18th of 51

$16.22

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.