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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Blood Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS 84586

Measures vasoactive intestinal peptide, a hormone made in the gut and nervous system that makes the intestine pour out water and salt. A high level explains large-volume watery diarrhea that carries on even when a person is not eating. It is used to look for a rare hormone-producing tumor.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Blood Test cost?

$79.43

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $79.43 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $107 from a physician practice, and about $32.36 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$107$37.15 to $117
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$32.36$32.36 to $132

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $32 to $209Professionalmedian $107 · 10th to 90th $35 to $174
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $32professional $107

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
$95.50
Median
$208.93
Typical High
$416.87
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$97.72
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$97.72
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$50.12
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$35.48
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$141.25
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$229.09
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$79.43
Typical High
$173.78
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$32.36
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$45.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$138.04
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$194.98

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska than in Rhode Island. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $79.43 · 1st of 51
AK $79.43RI $26.30

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.