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Fern Test

Maryland rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$10.47

Typical negotiated rate. In Maryland, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.47 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $6.61 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 6 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6 · 10th to 90th $5 to $13Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $12
$5$10$20facility $6professional $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
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$7.24
Median
$7.24
Typical High
$7.24
CareFirst
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.47
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$13.18
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$12.59
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.79
Median
$5.75
Typical High
$10.23
Kaiser Permanente
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$11.22
Typical High
$14.79
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$4.90
Median
$6.31
Typical High
$10.96
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$3.80
Median
$3.80
Typical High
$14.45
2 more rates with less common billing modifiers

A modifier changes what was billed, for example a reduced or repeated service. Each of these modifiers carries under 10% of the published rates for this code. Modifier combinations, and modifiers with fewer than 30 rates for a carrier, are not listed.

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$3.63
Median
$3.63
Typical High
$3.63
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$1.45
Median
$1.45
Typical High
$1.45

Where Maryland 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.

Maryland· 14th 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.