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Plasminogen Blood Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 85420

Measures the activity of plasminogen in a blood sample. Plasminogen is a protein the body converts into the enzyme that breaks down blood clots once they are no longer needed. Low activity is investigated when clots form too readily or when a rare inherited deficiency is suspected.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Plasminogen Blood Test cost?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.46 from a physician practice, and about $11.75 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$6.46$5.13 to $13.18
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.75$7.76 to $17.38

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $12 · 10th to 90th $6 to $20Professionalmedian $6 · 10th to 90th $4 to $17
$5$10$20$50$100facility $12professional $6

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
$5.13
Median
$13.80
Typical High
$18.62
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.27
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$7.76
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$15.49
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$144.54
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$20.42
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$16.98
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$8.71
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.94
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$7.94
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$16.60
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$9.12
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$6.46

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Alaska 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· 12th of 51

$7.76

AK $14.79MD $4.90

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.