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Fern Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$7.24

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, DC, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.24 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.24 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 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$7.24$7.24 to $7.24
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$26.30$7.24 to $46.77

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $26 · 10th to 90th $7 to $50Professionalmedian $7 · 10th to 90th $7 to $25
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $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
$7.24
Median
$26.30
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$20.42
Median
$36.31
Typical High
$79.43
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$12.59

Where Washington, DC 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.

Washington, DC $7.24 · 49th 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.