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Urine Test For A Bladder Cancer Marker

Iowa rates for HCPCS 86386

A urine test that looks for a protein shed into the urine by bladder cancer cells. It helps in detecting bladder cancer and in checking whether it has returned after treatment, and is read alongside — not instead of — looking inside the bladder with a scope.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Urine Test For A Bladder Cancer Marker cost?

$22.39

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $22.39 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $16.60 from a physician practice, and about $33.88 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$16.60$14.45 to $51.29
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$33.88$21.88 to $57.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $34 · 10th to 90th $17 to $63Professionalmedian $17 · 10th to 90th $13 to $145
$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $34professional $17

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
$16.60
Median
$51.29
Typical High
$63.10
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$144.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.20
Median
$41.69
Typical High
$51.29
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$38.02
Typical High
$64.57
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$57.54
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$47.86
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$19.50
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$21.88
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.48
Median
$13.18
Typical High
$47.86
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$17.38
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.4 times more in North Dakota than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $22.39 · 17th of 51
ND $36.31FL $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.