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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Nevada 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?

$11.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Nevada, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.47 from a physician practice, and about $24.55 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$10.47$9.77 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$10.96 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $10 to $98Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $9 to $16
$5$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $25professional $10

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
$10.00
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$16.22
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$30.90
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$10.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$15.14
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$18.62
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$0.18
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.89
Hometown Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$4.47
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$50.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$30.90

Where Nevada 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.

Nevada· 47th of 51

$11.48

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.