What does code 84260 cost?

Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 84260 ranges from $12.00 to $477. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

Will this be my final bill?

Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.

84260 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Serotonin, Blood Ref" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.

Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?

Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.

What this page is not

It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

84260

CPT

Serotonin, Blood Ref

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Based on the latest published hospital price files, code 84260 (Serotonin, Blood Ref) appears at 42 hospitals with disclosed cash prices from $12.00 to $477. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.

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A blank price (“—”) means a hospital names this service but did not publish a dollar amount — it is not a free service or a $0 price.

Compare 84260 prices

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Based on hospital-published prices verified from each hospital’s own file. Coverage expands as data is verified.

Published cash prices for code 84260 vary by about 40× across the 40 hospitals with disclosed prices here — from $12.00 to $477. Shopping around can matter.

Hospitals

Prices shown

$12.00

Lowest cash

$477

Highest cash

code 84260 cash price50 disclosed · 40 hospitals

$12.00median ~$79.25$477

Lowest cash price by hospital

Stanford Health Care$12.00
Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley$13.90
Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital$36.47
Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital$36.47
Kalkaska Memorial Health Center$36.47
Munson Healthcare Grayling$36.47

Cash price by city

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Cash price by city$12.00 – $36.47

Stanford · 1 hospital$12.00
Pleasanton · 1 hospital$13.90
Charlevoix · 1 hospital$36.47
Manistee · 1 hospital$36.47
Kalkaska · 1 hospital$36.47
Grayling · 1 hospital$36.47

54 prices shown.

Service	Hospital	Code	List price	Cash price	Negotiated range	Allowed (median)
Serotonin, Blood Ref Inpatient	Carle Foundation Hospital	84260 CPT	$93.00	$93.00	$9.30 – $61.47	—
HC SEROTONIN Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	84260 HCPCS	$385	$385	—	—
Assay of serotonin Outpatient	Endeavor Health Edward Hospital	84260 HCPCS	—	—	$30.98 – $52.47	—
Serotonin, Blood Ref Inpatient	Methodist Medical Center of Illinois	84260 CPT	$93.00	$93.00	$9.30 – $61.47	—
Hc Serotonin Inpatient & outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	84260 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Assay of serotonin Outpatient	University of Chicago Medical Center	84260 HCPCS	—	—	—	—
Serotonin, Blood Ref Inpatient	Carle BroMenn Medical Center	84260 CPT	$93.00	$93.00	$9.30 – $61.47	—
SEROTONIN Outpatient	Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center	84260 CPT	$185	$92.50	$30.98 – $156	—
HB R SEROTONIN BLOOD Inpatient & outpatient	Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital	84260 HCPCS	$110	$110	—	—
SEROTONIN Outpatient	Advocate South Suburban Hospital	84260 CPT	$185	$92.50	$30.98 – $180	—
SEROTONIN Inpatient	Aurora BayCare Medical Center	84260 CPT	$315	$158	$189 – $268	—
SEROTONIN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Burlington	84260 CPT	$315	$158	$189 – $268	—
Serotonin Blood Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	84260 CPT	$42.90	$36.47	$34.32 – $42.90	—
Serotonin Serum Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital	84260 CPT	$42.90	$36.47	$34.32 – $42.90	—
Serotonin Blood Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	84260 CPT	$42.90	$36.47	$21.52 – $852	—
Serotonin Serum Inpatient	Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital	84260 CPT	$42.90	$36.47	$21.52 – $852	—
SEROTONIN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	84260 CPT	$315	$158	$189 – $266	—
SEROTONIN Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Bay Area	84260 CPT	$315	$158	$24.78 – $266	—
SEROTONIN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	84260 CPT	$315	$158	$189 – $268	—
SEROTONIN Outpatient	Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac	84260 CPT	$315	$158	$24.78 – $268	—
SEROTONIN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Grafton	84260 CPT	$315	$158	$189 – $268	—
SEROTONIN Inpatient	Aurora Medical Center Kenosha	84260 CPT	$315	$158	$189 – $268	—
SEROTONIN Inpatient	Aurora Lakeland Medical Center	84260 CPT	$315	$158	$189 – $268	—
HC SEROTONIN ASSAY Inpatient	Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital	84260 CPT	$305	$168	$183 – $268	—
Serotonin Blood Inpatient	Kalkaska Memorial Health Center	84260 CPT	$42.90	$36.47	$31.75 – $852	—

How to read these prices

Cash price: The discounted self-pay price for paying directly, without insurance.
List price: The hospital’s full undiscounted charge — rarely what anyone pays.
Negotiated rate: A rate for a specific insurer and plan; your share depends on your benefits.
Allowed amount: A historical reference for what was actually allowed, where disclosed.

Hospitals that publish 84260 prices

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Carle Foundation Hospital Endeavor Health Edward Hospital Methodist Medical Center of Illinois University of Chicago Medical Center Carle BroMenn Medical Center Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital Advocate South Suburban Hospital Aurora BayCare Medical Center Aurora Medical Center Burlington Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital Munson Healthcare Manistee Hospital Aurora Medical Center Bay Area Aurora Medical Center Fond du Lac Aurora Medical Center Grafton Aurora Medical Center Kenosha Aurora Lakeland Medical Center Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital Kalkaska Memorial Health Center Munson Healthcare Grayling Munson Healthcare Cadillac Munson Medical Center Deaconess Gibson Hospital Deaconess Union County Hospital The Women's Hospital Providence Alaska Medical Center Providence Kodiak Island Medical Center Stanford Health Care Stanford Health Care Tri-Valley Providence Seward Hospital Providence Valdez Medical Center Petaluma Valley Hospital Queen of The Valley Medical Center Redwood Memorial Hospital Providence St Joseph Hospital Eureka Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Texas Health Center for Diagnostics and Surgery Plano Providence Mission Hospital - Mission Viejo Providence St Joseph Hospital Orange St Jude Medical Center St Mary Medical Center Providence St Joseph Medical Center

Code 84260: frequently asked

What does code 84260 cost?: Across the published hospital price files, the disclosed cash price for 84260 ranges from $12.00 to $477. This is public hospital price transparency data, not a guaranteed estimate of your bill.
Will this be my final bill?: Actual patient responsibility may vary based on your insurance plan, deductible, coinsurance, network status, diagnosis, setting, bundled services, clinical circumstances, and hospital billing practices.
What is code 84260?: 84260 is the billing code hospitals use to identify "Serotonin, Blood Ref" on their published price files. We use it to line up the same service across different hospitals.
Why do prices for this code differ between hospitals?: Each hospital sets its own prices and negotiates separately with each insurer, so the disclosed price for the same code can vary widely from one hospital to another — and even between plans at a single hospital. Comparing the published figures is what this page is for; a difference does not by itself mean one hospital is better or worse.
What this page is not: It is not a quote, a guarantee, or medical advice. It shows what hospitals have published for this code, so you can compare and ask informed questions — your actual cost depends on your insurance, the exact services performed, and the care setting.

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