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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Montana 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?

$17.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $17.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $22.91 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$16.22$12.88 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$22.91$17.38 to $48.98

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $23 · 10th to 90th $16 to $126Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $11 to $85
$10$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $23professional $16

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
$38.90
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$74.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$18.62
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$39.81
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$74.13
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.41
Typical High
$18.20

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 14th of 51

$17.38

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.