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Fern Test

Georgia rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$8.51

Typical negotiated rate. In Georgia, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $8.51 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.94 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$7.94$6.46 to $9.77
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$8.13 to $13.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $8 to $18Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $14
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $11professional $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
$6.46
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$20.89
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$13.80
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.79
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$13.18
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.92
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$6.92
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.72
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$52.48
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$13.49
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$10.72
Typical High
$33.11
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$12.02

Where Georgia 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.

Georgia $8.51 · 39th 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.