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Blood or Urine Collection, SNF or Home Health Agency

Iowa 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?

$8.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.13 from a physician practice, and about $11.22 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$8.13$5.01 to $11.75
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$11.22$8.13 to $27.54

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $60Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $3 to $14
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $11professional $8

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
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$60.26
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.13
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$8.13
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$14.45
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$19.50
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.08
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$28.84
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$13.18
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$12.88
Typical High
$20.42
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$25.12
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.02
Typical High
$12.59
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$11.22

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $8.13 · 24th 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.