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Laboratory - Bacteriology & Microbiology

Iowa rates for RC 0306

Laboratory-Bacteriology and Microbiology

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Laboratory - Bacteriology & Microbiology cost?

$141

Typical facility fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $141 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $135 to $537.

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 4 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $141 · 10th to 90th $135 to $724
$100.0$1.0K$10.0Kfacility $141

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
Hally Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$100.00
Typical High
$194.98
Oscar Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$134.90
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$691.83
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$19,054.61
Median
$28,183.83
Typical High
$39,810.72

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 182.0 times more in California than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $141 · 12th of 32
CA $5,495WV $30.20

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.