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Precision X-Ray Motion Study, Arm

Iowa rates for HCPCS 0349T

A highly precise X-ray study of a bone or joint implant in the arm. Two X-ray images are taken at the same moment and a computer measures the positions of tiny markers set in the bone, detecting movement far smaller than an ordinary X-ray can show — used to check whether an implant is loosening or a bone repair is shifting.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Precision X-Ray Motion Study, Arm cost?

$135

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $135 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $145 from a physician practice, and about $129 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$145$30.90 to $191
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$129$95.50 to $240

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $129 · 10th to 90th $31 to $295Professionalmedian $145 · 10th to 90th $28 to $224
$20$50$100$200$500$1Kfacility $129professional $145

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
$30.90
Median
$95.50
Typical High
$144.54
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$204.17
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$309.03
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$1,148.15
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$239.88
Typical High
$295.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$38.90
Median
$263.03
Typical High
$263.03
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$147.91
Median
$229.09
Typical High
$281.84
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$218.78
Typical High
$389.05

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 6.3 times more in North Carolina than in South Dakota. 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· 37th of 51

$135

NC $224SD $35.48

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.