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Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Blood Test

Missouri 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?

$35.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Missouri, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $35.48 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $48.98 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$30.90$17.38 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$48.98$35.48 to $61.66

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $49 · 10th to 90th $31 to $81Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $12 to $83
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $49professional $31

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
$30.90
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$81.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$83.18
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$123.03
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$54.95
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$46.77
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$194.98
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$33.88
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$213.80
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$42.66
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.79
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86

Where Missouri 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.

Missouri $35.48 · 26th 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.