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Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen

Iowa rates for HCPCS 84203

A screening test on red blood cells for protoporphyrin, a building block that piles up when the body cannot complete the final step of making hemoglobin. Raised levels point towards iron deficiency or lead exposure. It gives a screening answer rather than a precise measurement.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Red Cell Protoporphyrin Screen cost?

$11.75

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.75 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $15.85 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$9.77$7.24 to $18.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$15.85$11.75 to $25.12

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $16 · 10th to 90th $10 to $30Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$5$10$20$50$100facility $16professional $10

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
$7.59
Median
$20.42
Typical High
$27.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$18.62
Typical High
$23.44
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$30.20
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$24.55
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$12.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.02
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in Kansas than in New Jersey. 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· 13th of 51

$11.75

KS $24.55NJ $6.76

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.