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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

West 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?

$19.50

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $19.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $35.48 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 5 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$10.23$9.77 to $10.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$35.48$16.98 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $16 to $302Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $8 to $12
$10$20$50$100$200facility $35professional $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
$15.85
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$407.38
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.30
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$17.38
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$15.49
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$87.10
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$154.88
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$7.76
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20

Where West 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.

West Virginia· 8th of 51

$19.50

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.