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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 October 2026.

How much does Serotonin Blood Test cost?

$26.92

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $26.92 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.42 from a physician practice, and about $41.69 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$20.42$15.14 to $45.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$41.69$30.90 to $66.07

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $42 · 10th to 90th $24 to $107Professionalmedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $60
$10$20$50$100facility $42professional $20

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
$20.42
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$57.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$31.62
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$19.05
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$107.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$60.26
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$21.38
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$95.50
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.05
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$46.77
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$114.82
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$64.57
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$5.25
Typical High
$6.03

Where Georgia sits

The same service costs 4.2 times more in Kansas than in Alabama. 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· 31st of 51

$26.92

KS $77.62AL $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.