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Fern Test

Alaska rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$21.88

Typical negotiated rate. In Alaska, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $21.88 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $31.62 from a physician practice, and about $9.12 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 6 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$31.62$21.88 to $32.36
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$9.12$7.41 to $19.05

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $69Professionalmedian $32 · 10th to 90th $10 to $39
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $9professional $32

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
$67.61
Median
$75.86
Typical High
$114.82
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$32.36
Median
$32.36
Typical High
$43.65
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$26.92
Median
$26.92
Typical High
$26.92
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
Moda Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.13
Typical High
$17.38
Moda Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$31.62
Typical High
$31.62
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$45.71
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$21.88
Typical High
$21.88
Providence
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$17.38
Providence
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.47
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$29.51

Where Alaska sits

The same service costs 4.6 times more in Arizona than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Alaska $21.88 · 3rd of 51
AZ $30.90FL $6.76

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.