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Fern Test

Kansas rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$9.77

Typical negotiated rate. In Kansas, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $9.77 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $8.51 from a physician practice, and about $16.98 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$8.51$8.51 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$16.98$10.47 to $22.39

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $17 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23Professionalmedian $9 · 10th to 90th $7 to $12
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $17professional $9

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
$10.47
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$22.91
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$9.77
BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$22.39
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$12.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$8.51
Typical High
$16.98
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.37
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$15.14

Where Kansas 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.

Kansas $9.77 · 28th 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.