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Fern Test

Colorado rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$9.12

Typical negotiated rate. In Colorado, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.12 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.41 from a physician practice, and about $26.30 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$7.41$6.76 to $8.32
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$14.45 to $40.74

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $10 to $49Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $4 to $9
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0$500.0facility $26professional $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. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$45.71
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.12
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.30
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$48.98
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$4.07
Typical High
$7.41
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$25.70
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$11.75
Denver HMP
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.41
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$44.67
Select Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$18.20
Typical High
$20.42
Select Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$14.45
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$9.77

Where Colorado 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.

Colorado $9.12 · 37th 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.