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Three-Marker Pregnancy Screening Blood Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 81510

A blood test taken from the mother during pregnancy that measures three substances and combines the results with details such as her age and how far along the pregnancy is. The output is an estimate of the chance that the baby has certain conditions, including Down syndrome and defects of the spine or skull. It gives a risk estimate, not a diagnosis.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Three-Marker Pregnancy Screening Blood Test cost?

$54.95

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $54.95 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $54.95 from a physician practice, and about $105 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$54.95$33.11 to $72.44
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$105$66.07 to $129

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $105 · 10th to 90th $55 to $240Professionalmedian $55 · 10th to 90th $33 to $135
$50$100$200facility $105professional $55

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$158.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$43.65
Typical High
$66.07
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$60.26
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$134.90
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$61.66
Median
$91.20
Typical High
$239.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$104.71
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$141.25
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$67.61
Median
$67.61
Typical High
$74.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$54.95
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$141.25
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$33.11
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$66.07
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$43.65
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$54.95

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 4.8 times more in Alaska than in Kentucky. 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· 25th of 51

$54.95

AK $126KY $26.30

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.