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Serotonin Blood Test

Minnesota 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?

$31.62

Typical negotiated rate. In Minnesota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $31.62 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $30.90 from a physician practice, and about $67.61 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$30.90$26.30 to $38.02
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$67.61$28.84 to $141

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $68 · 10th to 90th $29 to $141Professionalmedian $31 · 10th to 90th $22 to $60
$20$50$100$200facility $68professional $31

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
$28.84
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$53.70
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$107.15
BCBS Minnesota
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$288.40
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$60.26
Health Partners
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$229.09
Health Partners
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$218.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$72.44
4 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$14.45
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$14.45
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$7.41

Where Minnesota 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.

Minnesota· 25th of 51

$31.62

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.