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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 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$30.90$12.02 to $48.98
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$24.55$24.55 to $42.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $25 · 10th to 90th $15 to $43Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $9 to $59
$10$20$50$100facility $25professional $31

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
$14.79
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$30.90
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$18.20
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$18.20
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$12.88

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 3rd of 51

$28.84

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.