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Fern Test

Iowa rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$15.85

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $15.85 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $13.80 from a physician practice, and about $18.62 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$13.80$8.32 to $33.88
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$18.62$9.77 to $28.18

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $19 · 10th to 90th $9 to $36Professionalmedian $14 · 10th to 90th $8 to $44
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0facility $19professional $14

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
$7.59
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$57.54
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$12.59
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$17.38
Typical High
$48.98
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.55
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$25.12
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$10.47
Typical High
$21.38
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$14.13
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.71
Median
$8.71
Typical High
$8.71
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.91
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$21.38
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77

Where Iowa 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.

Iowa $15.85 · 5th 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.