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Serotonin Blood Test

Georgia 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?

$30.90

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $30.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.92 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 7 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$26.92$20.42 to $44.67
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$30.90 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $25 to $115Professionalmedian $27 · 10th to 90th $15 to $66
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $42professional $27

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
$24.55
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$69.18
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$56.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$63.10
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$66.07
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.20
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$43.65

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia· 33rd of 51

$30.90

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.