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Serotonin Blood Test

South Dakota 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?

$53.70

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $53.70 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $46.77 from a physician practice, and about $58.88 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$46.77$23.99 to $74.13
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$58.88$56.23 to $58.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $59 · 10th to 90th $35 to $59Professionalmedian $47 · 10th to 90th $21 to $85
$20$50$100$200facility $59professional $47

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
$21.88
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$58.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$58.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$74.13
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$154.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$43.65
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$85.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$43.65
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 5th of 51

$53.70

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.