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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Blood Test

Maine 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?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Maine, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$15.49 to $28.84
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$33.88 to $52.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $29 to $170Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $14 to $39
$20$50$100$200facility $44professional $21

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

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$169.82
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$50.12
Harvard Pilgrim
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Martin's Point
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$46.77
Martin's Point
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$28.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71

Where Maine 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.

Maine· 36th of 51

$28.84

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.