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Dexamethasone Suppression Panel

Iowa rates for HCPCS 80420

A set of measurements made before and after doses of dexamethasone, a steroid that in most people switches off the body's own production of the stress hormone cortisol. It takes in both blood samples and urine collected over set timed periods, so the tablets and the collections have to be done exactly to schedule. If cortisol does not fall the way it should, that points to the body making too much of it.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Dexamethasone Suppression Panel cost?

$162

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $162 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $126 from a physician practice, and about $251 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 7 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$126$107 to $309
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$251$162 to $427

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $251 · 10th to 90th $126 to $468Professionalmedian $126 · 10th to 90th $98 to $1,072
$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0$1.0Kfacility $251professional $126

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
$125.89
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$467.74
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$107.15
Median
$125.89
Typical High
$1,071.52
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$194.98
Median
$309.03
Typical High
$389.05
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$177.83
Typical High
$281.84
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$123.03
Median
$194.98
Typical High
$380.19
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$331.13
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$213.80
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$95.50
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$95.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$162.18
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$354.81
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$97.72
Typical High
$309.03
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$128.82
Median
$162.18
Typical High
$162.18

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.3 times more in North Dakota than in Connecticut. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $162 · 13th of 51
ND $269CT $81.28

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.