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Vitamin D Level Measurement

Iowa rates for HCPCS 0038U

Measures a person's vitamin D status. It quantifies the two circulating forms, 25-hydroxyvitamin D2 and 25-hydroxyvitamin D3, in blood serum and reports their levels. No genetic material is examined.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vitamin D Level Measurement cost?

$28.84

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.84 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $44.67 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 8 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$25.70$22.91 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$44.67$29.51 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $45 · 10th to 90th $23 to $85Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $18 to $68
$20$50$100facility $45professional $26

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
$22.91
Median
$69.18
Typical High
$85.11
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$28.84
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$57.54
Median
$57.54
Typical High
$70.79
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$79.43
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$131.83
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$35.48
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$36.31
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.84
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$63.10
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.78
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$74.13
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$29.51
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$29.51

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.4 times more in Alaska than in Nebraska. 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.

Iowa· 24th of 51

$28.84

AK $66.07NE $19.50

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.