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Spine Or Joint Procedure

Iowa rates for HCPCS 0221T

A procedure involving the spine or a joint, used to diagnose or treat a musculoskeletal condition. Given its cost is notably higher than a simple injection, it likely involves a more involved intervention such as device placement or a structural treatment. Ask your provider for the specific diagnosis and technique involved in your case.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Spine Or Joint Procedure cost?

$1,413

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $1,413 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $1,202 from a physician practice, and about $6,166 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 6 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$1,202$1,148 to $2,042
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,166$4,677 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,166 · 10th to 90th $1,318 to $13,490Professionalmedian $1,202 · 10th to 90th $1,122 to $3,802
$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $6,166professional $1,202

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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,148.15
Median
$5,370.32
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,122.02
Median
$1,148.15
Typical High
$1,380.38
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$691.83
Median
$870.96
Typical High
$1,412.54
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$676.08
Median
$1,023.29
Typical High
$2,398.83
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$6,606.93
Typical High
$17,782.79
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,454.71
Typical High
$9,772.37
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,412.54
Median
$1,905.46
Typical High
$2,884.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5,495.41
Median
$9,772.37
Typical High
$19,054.61
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1,348.96
Median
$2,344.23
Typical High
$4,570.88

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in California than in Minnesota. 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.

Iowa· 24th of 51

$1,413

CA $5,248MN $209

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.