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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Blood Test

Arkansas 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?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $54.95 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$28.18$23.44 to $54.95
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$54.95$40.74 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $55 · 10th to 90th $41 to $78Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $16 to $74
$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $55professional $28

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
$47.86
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$74.13
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$40.74
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$48.98
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$54.95
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$58.88

Where Arkansas 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.

Arkansas $42.66 · 14th 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.