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Fern Test

South Dakota rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $7.76 to $12.59.

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.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $9 to $27Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$10$20$50facility $11professional $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
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$9.55
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$12.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.33
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$26.92
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.75
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$14.45
Median
$22.91
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$5.89
Typical High
$10.00
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota· 17th of 51

$10.23

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.