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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

North Carolina 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 North Carolina, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.48 from a physician practice, and about $37.15 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 7 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$11.48$10.23 to $15.85
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$37.15$16.22 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $37 · 10th to 90th $10 to $100Professionalmedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $25
$10$20$50$100facility $37professional $11

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
$37.15
Typical High
$100.00
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$25.12
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$8.91
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$19.50
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$26.92
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$18.20
Wellcare
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$100.00

Where North Carolina 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.

North Carolina· 21st 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.