The invention discloses a method for detecting catecholamine in blood plasma by liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry. The method comprises the following steps of preparing a standard product, separating by liquid chromatography, detecting by a mass spectrum, drawing a standard curve, and detecting the catecholamine in the blood plasma. The method has the beneficial effects that the catecholamine is detected by innovatively applying a high-flux liquid chromatography tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrograph; protein is precipitated by acetonitrile, dansyl chloride is used for performing derivative reaction, and the liquid chromatography tandem triple quadrupole mass spectrograph is used for detecting after extraction, so that the pretreatment steps are simple, the interference of a matrix in the blood plasma is effectively removed, and the specificity is good; after the derivatization of dansyl chloride, the detection sensitivity is effectively improved; the high-flux liquid chromatography tandem rod mass spectrograph is used for detecting, three types of catecholamine, including dopamine, epinephrine and norepinephrine, in the blood plasma can be quantitatively and accurately detected; the detection time is short, the flux is high, the detection sensitivity is high, the specificity is good, and the cost is low.