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Serotonin Blood Test

Montana 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?

$43.65

Typical negotiated rate. In Montana, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $43.65 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $41.69 from a physician practice, and about $50.12 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 6 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$41.69$35.48 to $60.26
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$50.12$41.69 to $97.72

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $50 · 10th to 90th $39 to $257Professionalmedian $42 · 10th to 90th $28 to $204
$100$1K$10K$100Kfacility $50professional $42

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
$204.17
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$257.04
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$204.17
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$81,283.05
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$177.83
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.38
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$44.67
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
MountainHealth Co-op
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$95.50
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$177.83
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$44.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$17.78
Typical High
$43.65

Where Montana 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.

Montana· 13th of 51

$43.65

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.