Rh factor test cost in Ames, IA
In Ames, IA, 1 hospital lists a cash price for rh blood typing: from $25.60 to $25.60, with a median of $25.60. Across Iowa, the median is $44.85 at 76 hospitals.
Cash prices at 1 facility for code 86901, as an outpatient — the setting a self-pay patient normally buys. Collected Sep 27, 2026; the hospital files themselves were last updated between — and —.
Where each hospital's price falls
Each dot is one hospital's cash price on a scale from the lowest to the highest in Ames, IA.
Hospitals, cheapest first
| Hospital | Cash price | List price | Insurers pay | Off list | File date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Story County Hospital lowest Nevada, IA · (515) 382-2111 ABO/RH (D) V/Z/Y/A/D/E/F/G/H/J/L/M/N/O/P/T/QC/S1/L1/C2/P1/R1/W1/PL/G1/V1/F1/M2 | $25.60 | $32.00 | $19.00–$32.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Story County Hospital lowest Nevada, IA · (515) 382-2111 TYPE AND SCREEN F/G/H/P/R/T/U/O/B/K/S1/B1/V1 | $25.60 | $32.00 | $19.00–$32.00 | 20% | — source file |
| Story County Hospital lowest Nevada, IA · (515) 382-2111 CHG BLOOD TYPING SEROLOGIC RH (D) | $25.60 | $32.00 | $19.00–$32.00 | 20% | — source file |
Outpatient: lowest $25.60, median $25.60, highest $25.60.
As an inpatient, the same code is billed by 1 facility here, median $25.60. Inpatient and outpatient prices are not comparable and are kept on separate pages: the inpatient charge covers admission, not the same purchase.
Cash or insurance?
At the one hospital here that publishes insurer rates for this code, the cash price is below the highest rate a health plan has negotiated. If you have insurance but have not met your deductible, you usually pay your plan's negotiated rate, which falls somewhere in the "Insurers pay" column. Paying cash can cost less, but a cash payment usually does not count toward your deductible. Ask the hospital for both numbers before you book.
What it is
An Rh test checks whether red blood cells carry the Rh (D) protein. It is done with blood typing before transfusion and in pregnancy.
What the price covers
The price usually covers running the test. The blood draw (36415) is often billed as a separate line.
1 row held back from this comparison
It is priced below $1 or below a tenth of the national median for code 86901 ($48.00). Such a line is almost always a physician's fee billed separately, an assistant's share or a placeholder — a real charge, but not the price of the procedure itself.
| Boone County Hospital Boone, IABlood typing for Rh (D) antigen | $3.60 | file |