Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Blood Test

Delaware 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 October 2026.

How much does Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Blood Test cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Delaware, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $64.57 from a hospital or other facility.

Few insurers publish rates for this combination, so treat this figure as a rough guide.

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 by	Who charges it	Typical	Range
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	A doctor's office, clinic or independent provider	$28.18	$21.38 to $40.74
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	A hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department	$64.57	$29.51 to $89.13

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $65 · 10th to 90th $23 to $170Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $66

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier	Facility/Professional	Modifier	Typical Low	Median	Typical High
Aetna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $29.51 Median $29.51 Typical High $77.62	Facility	None	$29.51	$29.51	$77.62
Aetna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $18.62 Median $29.51 Typical High $32.36	Professional	None	$18.62	$29.51	$32.36
Cigna Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $22.91 Median $22.91 Typical High $64.57	Facility	None	$22.91	$22.91	$64.57
Cigna Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $21.88 Median $40.74 Typical High $234.42	Professional	None	$21.88	$40.74	$234.42
Highmark BCBS Setting Facility Modifier None Typical Low $26.30 Median $89.13 Typical High $169.82	Facility	None	$26.30	$89.13	$169.82
United Setting Professional Modifier None Typical Low $14.79 Median $21.38 Typical High $48.98	Professional	None	$14.79	$21.38	$48.98

Where Delaware sits

The same service costs 4.3 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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.

Delaware· 33rd of 51

$29.51

AK $79.43KY $18.62

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.