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Somatostatin Blood Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS 84307

A blood test that measures somatostatin, a hormone that acts as a brake on the release of several other hormones and on digestion. It is measured mainly when a rare hormone-producing tumor is suspected.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Somatostatin Blood Test cost?

$18.20

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $18.20 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $18.20 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$9.12 to $20.89
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.20$18.20 to $18.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $18 · 10th to 90th $18 to $19Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $21
$5$10$20$50$100facility $18professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$28.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
BCBS Alabama
Setting
Professional
Modifier
21 + 22 · Increased work + 24 · Unrelated visit after surgery + 31 + 55 · Aftercare only + 99 · Multiple modifiers
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.85
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.61
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$18.20
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.12
Typical High
$12.59
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$4.17
Typical High
$4.17

Where Alabama sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Maryland. 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.

Alabama· 28th of 51

$18.20

AK $40.74MD $13.80

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.