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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Blood Test

Maryland 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?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 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 $31.62 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$28.18$26.30 to $43.65
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$31.62$26.30 to $54.95

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $32 · 10th to 90th $19 to $79Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $21 to $138
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $32professional $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
$26.30
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$138.04
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$34.67
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$45.71
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$87.10
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$69.18
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$33.11
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$52.48

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $29.51 · 45th 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.