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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

Iowa rates for HCPCS 0627T

Injects a preparation made from donated human cells or tissue into a worn or damaged disc in the lower back, with imaging used to steer the needle to the right level of the spine. It is done through the skin with a needle rather than by open surgery, and it covers treatment of one disc level.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc cost?

$324

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $324 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $269 from a physician practice, and about $3,802 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$269$257 to $363
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3,802$2,291 to $7,943

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $3,802 · 10th to 90th $363 to $20,417Professionalmedian $269 · 10th to 90th $251 to $646
$200$500$1K$2K$5K$10K$20Kfacility $3,802professional $269

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
$602.56
Median
$3,801.89
Typical High
$7,943.28
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$251.19
Median
$257.04
Typical High
$363.08
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$371.54
Typical High
$588.84
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$263.03
Median
$9,332.54
Typical High
$34,673.69
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$2,041.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$288.40
Median
$380.19
Typical High
$588.84
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8,511.38
Median
$16,218.10
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$245.47
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$741.31

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 25.1 times more in California than in Kentucky. 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· 25th of 51

$324

CA $5,623KY $224

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.