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Blood or Urine Collection, SNF or Home Health Agency

Alaska rates for HCPCS G0471

Collection of venous blood by venipuncture or urine sample by catheterization from an individual in a skilled nursing facility (SNF) or by a laboratory on behalf of a home health agency (HHA)

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Blood or Urine Collection, SNF or Home Health Agency cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $24.55 from a physician practice, and about $7.41 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 5 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$24.55$9.77 to $24.55
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$7.41$6.76 to $11.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $35Professionalmedian $25 · 10th to 90th $4 to $36
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $7professional $25

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
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$30.90
Median
$30.90
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$14.45
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$12.88
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$36.31
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$40.74
Typical High
$45.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$24.55
Typical High
$24.55
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$12.88
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$5.01
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$15.14

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 3.6 times more in South Dakota than in California. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $9.12 · 18th of 51
SD $11.75CA $3.24

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.