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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Rhode Island 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?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Rhode Island, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.49 from a physician practice, and about $38.90 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$13.49$9.77 to $13.49
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$38.90$17.38 to $74.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $39 · 10th to 90th $15 to $81Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $22
$10$20$50facility $39professional $13

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
$52.48
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$26.30
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$53.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$25.70

Where Rhode Island 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.

Rhode Island· 31st of 51

$14.13

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.