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Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis

Iowa rates for HCPCS D0480

Laboratory processing of a sample of cells gently collected from the surface of a sore, patch, or other area of concern in the mouth, examined under a microscope with a written report sent back to your dentist. It's a way to check unusual-looking tissue without a surgical biopsy.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Oral Cell Sample Lab Analysis cost?

$52.48

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $52.48 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $51.29 to $77.62.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $52 · 10th to 90th $43 to $129Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $47 to $102
$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $52professional $52

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
$52.48
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$52.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$52.48
Typical High
$58.88
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$107.15
Typical High
$138.04
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$42.66
Median
$74.13
Typical High
$128.82
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$338.84
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$77.62
Median
$83.18
Typical High
$128.82
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$100.00

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 8.1 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. 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· 17th of 51

$52.48

MN $195KY $23.99

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.