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Serotonin Blood Test

Arkansas rates for HCPCS 84260

This blood test measures the level of serotonin, a chemical messenger involved in mood, digestion, and blood vessel function. Elevated levels can be a sign of certain rare hormone-producing tumors, so this test is often used alongside other studies when a doctor suspects one of these tumors. It's typically ordered together with a related urine test that looks for a breakdown product of serotonin.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Serotonin Blood Test cost?

$38.02

Typical negotiated rate. In Arkansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.02 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 4 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$25.70$21.88 to $47.86
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$35.48 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $31 to $78Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $65
$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $26

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
$42.66
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$77.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$64.57
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$47.86
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$42.66
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$48.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$52.48

Where Arkansas sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. 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.

Arkansas· 20th of 51

$38.02

NE $58.88MD $23.44

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.