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Ovulation Test by Color Comparison

Iowa rates for HCPCS 84830

A urine test that detects the surge in luteinizing hormone which occurs shortly before an egg is released from the ovary. The result is read by comparing a color change against a reference, giving a simple positive or negative. It is used to pinpoint the most fertile days of a cycle.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Ovulation Test by Color Comparison cost?

$15.14

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.14 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $14.13 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 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$14.13$9.77 to $26.92
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$12.59 to $33.88

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $10 to $37Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $83
$10$20$50facility $20professional $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
$9.77
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$83.18
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.14
Median
$23.99
Typical High
$30.20
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$36.31
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$14.79
Typical High
$28.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$15.49
Typical High
$16.60
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$12.30
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.18
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.18
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.1 times more in Nebraska than in Florida. 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· 9th of 51

$15.14

NE $19.50FL $9.33

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.