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Serotonin Blood Test

West 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 July 2026.

How much does Serotonin Blood Test cost?

$29.51

Typical negotiated rate. In West Virginia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $29.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $47.86 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 5 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$24.55$23.44 to $25.12
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$47.86$43.65 to $126

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $48 · 10th to 90th $25 to $141Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $19 to $30
$10$20$50$100$200facility $48professional $25

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
$25.12
Median
$47.86
Typical High
$141.25
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$23.44
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$29.51
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$41.69
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$37.15
Median
$37.15
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$56.23
Typical High
$93.33
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$60.26
Typical High
$204.17
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$39.81
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$562.34
Highmark BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$18.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$35.48
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$43.65

Where West Virginia 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.

West Virginia· 42nd of 51

$29.51

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.