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Fern Test

Kentucky rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$7.76

Typical negotiated rate. In Kentucky, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $7.76 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $7.76 from a physician practice, and about $10.23 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$7.76$3.89 to $10.00
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.23$7.08 to $14.45

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $10 · 10th to 90th $7 to $23Professionalmedian $8 · 10th to 90th $4 to $13
$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $10professional $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
$7.08
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$23.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.76
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$27.54
Ambetter
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$13.49
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$10.23
Anthem BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.89
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$10.00
CareSource
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.49
CareSource
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$12.30
Typical High
$19.50
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$7.59
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.75
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.16
Median
$4.37
Typical High
$9.77
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$10.00
Typical High
$10.47

Where Kentucky 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.

Kentucky $7.76 · 44th 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.