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Blood or Urine Collection, SNF or Home Health Agency

Maryland 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?

$6.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $6.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $6.76 from a physician practice, and about $5.01 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$6.76$3.31 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$5.01$2.63 to $7.41

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $5 · 10th to 90th $3 to $87Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $5professional $7

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. Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$87.10
Typical High
$97.72
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.31
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$3.31
Typical High
$6.46
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$2.82
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$5.37
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$7.24
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$5.01
Typical High
$16.98

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland $6.76 · 31st 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.