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Fern Test

Washington, DC rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$10.47

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

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.24 to $11.75.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $37Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $13
$5$10$20facility $17professional $10

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Small sample; interpret with caution. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$15.85
Median
$16.60
Typical High
$37.15
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.59
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$16.98
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$14.13

Where Washington, DC sits

The same service costs 2.3 times more in Alaska than in Florida. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington, DC· 15th of 51

$10.47

AK $17.38FL $7.41

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.