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Serotonin Blood Test

New Jersey 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?

$38.90

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $38.90 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $26.30 from a physician practice, and about $83.18 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$26.30$23.99 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$83.18$42.66 to $166

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $83 · 10th to 90th $31 to $347Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $13 to $62
$10.0$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $83professional $26

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
$35.48
Median
$72.44
Typical High
$194.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$89.13
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$3,311.31
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$141.25
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$87.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.50
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$10,471.29
Typical High
$23,988.33
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$34.67
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$67.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$44.67

Where New Jersey sits

The same service costs 2.5 times more in Nebraska than in Maryland. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

New Jersey $38.90 · 18th of 51
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.