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Fern Test

Alabama rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$11.22

Typical negotiated rate. In Alabama, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $11.22 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.32 from a physician practice, and about $12.88 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 4 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$8.32$6.46 to $11.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$12.88$9.77 to $16.22

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $13 · 10th to 90th $9 to $19Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $6 to $11
$10.0$100.0$1.0Kfacility $13professional $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
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$15.14
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$11.22
BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.18
Median
$15.85
Typical High
$21.38
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$6.61
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.32
Typical High
$30.90
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.23
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$9.77

Where Alabama 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.

Alabama $11.22 · 17th 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.