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Blood or Urine Collection, SNF or Home Health Agency

Washington 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?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $9.77 from a physician practice, and about $13.49 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 8 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$9.77$4.68 to $10.72
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$13.49$10.72 to $19.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $5 to $25Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $3 to $11
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0facility $13professional $10

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
$4.68
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$11.22
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.68
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.22
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$29.51
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.22
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$27.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.63
Median
$2.63
Typical High
$11.75
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$21.88
Pacific Source
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.96
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$21.88
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$29.51
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$13.18
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$29.51
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.22
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.09
Median
$2.24
Typical High
$10.72
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.13
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$20.42

Where Washington 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.

Washington $10.47 · 10th 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.