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Serotonin Metabolite Blood Test

Wyoming 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?

$16.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Wyoming, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $16.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.22 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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$16.22$12.88 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$6.92 to $25.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $6 to $28Professionalmedian $16 · 10th to 90th $12 to $41
$10$20$50$100$200$500facility $13professional $16

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$478.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.88
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$6.92
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$40.74
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$8.91
Typical High
$20.89
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$15.85
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$18.20

Where Wyoming 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.

Wyoming· 22nd of 51

$16.22

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.