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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 October 2026.

How much does Trace Mineral 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 $25.70 from a physician practice, and about $39.81 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$25.70$15.49 to $37.15
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$39.81$30.90 to $56.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $40 · 10th to 90th $23 to $68Professionalmedian $26 · 10th to 90th $15 to $62
$10$20$50$100facility $40professional $26

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
$19.95
Median
$38.90
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$38.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$27.54
Median
$48.98
Typical High
$61.66
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$107.15
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$22.91
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$69.18
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$64.57
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$33.88
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$66.07
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$32.36
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.95
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.2 times more in Alaska than in Alabama. 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· 22nd of 51

$28.18

AK $57.54AL $17.78

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.