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Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample

Iowa rates for HCPCS 83070

Checks a sample for hemosiderin, a form of stored iron that appears when red blood cells have been breaking apart inside the bloodstream. The result is reported simply as present or absent rather than as a measured amount.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Test For Hemosiderin In A Sample cost?

$5.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.79 from a physician practice, and about $7.24 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$4.79$2.95 to $8.71
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.24$5.75 to $11.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$5$10$20$50$100facility $7professional $5

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
$3.72
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$13.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$3.72
Typical High
$5.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$53.70
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.59
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.48
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$6.31
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$5.75
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$12.02
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.82
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.61
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.79
Typical High
$4.79

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· 16th of 51

$5.75

AK $10.72NE $3.16

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.