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Pancreatic/GI Cancer Tumor Marker Blood Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS 86301

This blood test measures the level of a specific protein marker that can be elevated in some people with pancreatic or other gastrointestinal cancers. It is typically used to help monitor a known cancer's response to treatment or watch for signs of recurrence, rather than to diagnose cancer on its own.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Pancreatic/GI Cancer Tumor Marker Blood Test cost?

$25.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $25.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $20.89 from a physician practice, and about $34.67 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$20.89$16.22 to $42.66
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$34.67$26.92 to $53.70

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $35 · 10th to 90th $21 to $65Professionalmedian $21 · 10th to 90th $13 to $54
$10$20$50$100facility $35professional $21

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
$16.22
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$58.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$29.51
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$23.99
Median
$39.81
Typical High
$50.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$120.23
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.12
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$53.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$27.54
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$25.70
Typical High
$25.70
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$53.70
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$28.84
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.60
Median
$20.89
Typical High
$20.89

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· 16th of 51

$25.12

AK $48.98AL $15.14

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.