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Fern Test

South Dakota rates for HCPCS Q0114

Fern test

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Fern Test cost?

$10.23

Typical negotiated rate. In South Dakota, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $10.23 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $10.23 from a physician practice, and about $10.96 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$10.23$7.76 to $14.45
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$10.96$9.55 to $11.48

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $11 · 10th to 90th $7 to $27Professionalmedian $10 · 10th to 90th $6 to $23
$10.0$20.0$50.0facility $11professional $10

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. 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
Global
Typical Low
$6.76
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$10.96
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$7.59
Typical High
$9.12
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.23
Median
$10.23
Typical High
$12.59
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.12
Median
$10.96
Typical High
$85.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$11.75
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$16.22
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
Sanford Health Plan
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.80
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$26.92
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$11.75
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$11.75
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.89
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$12.88
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$9.77
Median
$9.77
Typical High
$9.77

Where South Dakota 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.

South Dakota $10.23 · 22nd 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.