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Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample

Iowa rates for HCPCS 84302

This laboratory test measures the level of sodium, an important body salt, in a body fluid sample other than blood or urine — such as sweat, stool, or drainage fluid. It can help evaluate unusual fluid or salt losses, or contribute to the workup of certain conditions where the composition of fluid from a specific site needs to be checked. The sample is collected from whichever site the doctor specifies.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Sodium Level Test On A Body Fluid Sample cost?

$5.50

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $5.50 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $4.90 from a physician practice, and about $7.59 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$4.90$2.95 to $7.59
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.59$5.50 to $10.23

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $8 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13Professionalmedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $12
$5$10$20$50facility $8professional $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
$3.80
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$13.80
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$5.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$9.55
Typical High
$12.02
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.08
Typical High
$58.88
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$12.88
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$11.75
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.46
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$6.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$2.51
Median
$2.95
Typical High
$6.76
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$4.90
Typical High
$4.90

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.8 times more in Kansas 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· 21st of 51

$5.50

KS $12.30NE $3.24

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.