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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Nebraska 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Nebraska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $36.31 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$8.51$8.51 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$36.31$28.84 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $36 · 10th to 90th $13 to $100Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $8 to $85
$10$20$50$100facility $36professional $9

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
$19.05
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$104.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$85.11
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$77.62
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$70.79
Typical High
$70.79
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$14.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$12.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$25.70

Where Nebraska 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.

Nebraska· 1st of 51

$30.90

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.