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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Utah 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?

$14.79

Typical negotiated rate. In Utah, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.79 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $11.75 from a physician practice, and about $79.43 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$11.75$10.00 to $14.79
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$79.43$35.48 to $87.10

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $79 · 10th to 90th $16 to $87Professionalmedian $12 · 10th to 90th $10 to $16
$10$20$50$100facility $79professional $12

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
$16.22
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$35.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$25.12
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$57.54
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$11.48
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$9.12
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$16.60
U of Utah Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$18.20

Where Utah 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.

Utah· 28th of 51

$14.79

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.