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Serotonin Blood Test

Iowa 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?

$47.86

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $47.86 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $37.15 from a physician practice, and about $72.44 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$37.15$23.99 to $81.28
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$72.44$30.90 to $83.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $72 · 10th to 90th $31 to $110Professionalmedian $37 · 10th to 90th $20 to $204
$20$50$100$200facility $72professional $37

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
$23.99
Median
$77.62
Typical High
$190.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$97.72
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$81.28
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$40.74
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.02
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$38.02
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$77.62
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa· 10th of 51

$47.86

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.