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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 October 2026.

How much does Serotonin Blood Test cost?

$23.99

Typical negotiated rate. In New Jersey, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $23.99 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.88 from a physician practice, and about $81.28 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$21.88$20.42 to $26.30
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$81.28$27.54 to $200

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $81 · 10th to 90th $24 to $1,950Professionalmedian $22 · 10th to 90th $15 to $34
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $81professional $22

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
$23.99
Median
$27.54
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$17.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$7.08
AmeriHealth
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$323.59
Typical High
$3,548.13
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$151.36
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$63.10
Emblem Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$19.50
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$245.47
Horizon BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$33.88

Where New Jersey 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.

New Jersey· 48th of 51

$23.99

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.