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Serotonin Blood Test

Virginia 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?

$24.55

Typical negotiated rate. In Virginia, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $24.55 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $21.38 from a physician practice, and about $43.65 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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$21.38$15.49 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$43.65$30.90 to $79.43

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $44 · 10th to 90th $30 to $151Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $15 to $44
$10$100$1K$10Kfacility $44professional $21

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
$23.44
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$37.15
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$151.36
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$19.05
Typical High
$22.91
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.39
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$123.03
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$44.67
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$45.71
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$60.26
Medcost
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$63.10
Medcost
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$26.30
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$47.86
Sentara
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$7,413.10
Sentara
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$24.55
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$10,232.93
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$104.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$32.36
2 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
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.79
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.89

Where Virginia 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.

Virginia· 44th of 51

$24.55

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.