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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$12.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $12.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $20.89 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 8 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$9.77$9.77 to $12.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$20.89$12.88 to $35.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $21 · 10th to 90th $12 to $78Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $30
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $21professional $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
$12.30
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$30.20
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$51.29
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.31
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.00
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$81.28
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$22.39
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.05
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$25.12
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.30
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$26.92
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$10,000.00
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$10,000.00
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$22.39
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.49

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 36th of 51

$12.88

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.