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Vitamin A Blood Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 84590

This blood test measures the level of vitamin A circulating in the body, a nutrient important for vision, immune function, and skin health. It is used to help evaluate suspected vitamin A deficiency, which can cause vision problems, or, less commonly, to check for excess vitamin A from supplements. It requires only a standard blood draw.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Vitamin A Blood Test cost?

$21.38

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.38 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $30.90 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$13.80$8.91 to $21.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$30.90$17.78 to $69.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $31 · 10th to 90th $11 to $107Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $76
$10$20$50$100$200facility $31professional $14

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
$13.80
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$107.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$75.86
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$27.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$28.18
Typical High
$112.20
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$56.23
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$30.20
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$204.17
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$14.13
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$29.51
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$11.48
Typical High
$11.48

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 5.4 times more in South Dakota than in Maryland. 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· 8th of 51

$21.38

SD $53.70MD $10.00

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.