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Iowa rates for HCPCS 00548

Anesthesia for thoracotomy procedures involving lungs, pleura, diaphragm, and mediastinum (including surgical thoracoscopy); intrathoracic procedures on the trachea and bronchi

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $1,023 · 10th to 90th $646 to $1,622Professionalmedian $52 · 10th to 90th $22 to $1,479
$20$50$100$200$500$1K$2Kfacility $1,023professional $52

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$645.65
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$1,621.81
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$50.12
Median
$1,000.00
Typical High
$1,621.81
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,288.25
Median
$1,380.38
Typical High
$1,479.11
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$758.58
Median
$891.25
Typical High
$1,479.11
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$45.71
Median
$61.66
Typical High
$4,073.80
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$19.50
Median
$30.20
Typical High
$47.86
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$44.67
Median
$54.95
Typical High
$85.11
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,230.27
Median
$1,230.27
Typical High
$1,548.82
1 more rate 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
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
QX · CRNA, directed
Typical Low
$776.25
Median
$776.25
Typical High
$776.25