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Trace Mineral Blood Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 84255

This blood test measures the level of a specific trace mineral the body needs in small amounts for normal function. It is used to check for a deficiency or an excess of this mineral.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Trace Mineral Blood Test cost?

$42.66

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $42.66 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $60.26 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$31.62$19.50 to $145
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$60.26$33.11 to $77.62

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $60 · 10th to 90th $26 to $95Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $15 to $170
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $60professional $32

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
$25.70
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$95.50
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$169.82
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$123.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$64.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$58.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$52.48
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.5 times more in Nebraska than in Vermont. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $42.66 · 8th of 51
NE $67.61VT $19.05

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.