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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Blood Test

Colorado 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?

$33.11

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $33.11 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $87.10 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 7 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$26.92$22.39 to $30.20
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$87.10$46.77 to $148

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $87 · 10th to 90th $27 to $166Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $33
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $87professional $27

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
$22.39
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$162.18
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$33.11
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$177.83
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$42.66
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$72.44
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$371.54
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$74.13
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$52.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$33.11

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $33.11 · 34th 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.