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Free Estradiol Blood Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 82681

Measures the portion of estradiol, a main form of the hormone estrogen, that circulates unattached to carrier proteins in the blood. Only this unbound fraction is available to act on tissues, so it can give a clearer picture than a total measurement when carrier protein levels are unusual. It is a standard blood draw from a vein.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Free Estradiol Blood Test cost?

$28.18

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $28.18 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $28.18 from a physician practice, and about $51.29 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$28.18$16.60 to $36.31
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$51.29$33.88 to $64.57

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $51 · 10th to 90th $28 to $81Professionalmedian $28 · 10th to 90th $17 to $66
$20$50$100facility $51professional $28

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
$21.88
Median
$58.88
Typical High
$79.43
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$18.62
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$33.88
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$66.07
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$45.71
Typical High
$147.91
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$131.83
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$72.44
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$34.67
Median
$34.67
Typical High
$37.15
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$70.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$33.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$28.18

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.8 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· 20th of 51

$28.18

AK $63.10NE $16.60

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.