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Injection Of A Donor Cell Product Into A Disc

Iowa rates for HCPCS 0629T

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 October 2026.

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

$389

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $389 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $347 from a physician practice, and about $6,607 from a hospital or other facility.

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.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$347$331 to $525
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$6,607$2,692 to $18,621

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $6,607 · 10th to 90th $457 to $28,840Professionalmedian $347 · 10th to 90th $257 to $832
$200$1K$5K$20Kfacility $6,607professional $347

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
$602.56
Median
$2,951.21
Typical High
$6,760.83
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$208.93
Median
$223.87
Typical High
$302.00
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$11,748.98
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$26,302.68
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$426.58
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$151.36
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$407.38
Median
$5,888.44
Typical High
$31,622.78
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$281.84
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$1,819.70
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$346.74
Median
$346.74
Typical High
$346.74
Midlands
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$9,120.11
Median
$20,417.38
Typical High
$26,302.68
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$602.56
Median
$602.56
Typical High
$602.56
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$1,819.70
Median
$6,309.57
Typical High
$33,884.42
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$257.04
Median
$398.11
Typical High
$724.44
5 more rates 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
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$104.71
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$41.69
Median
$44.67
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
54 · Surgery only
Typical Low
$158.49
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$173.78
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$31.62
Median
$33.11
Typical High
$34.67
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$20.89
Median
$22.39
Typical High
$23.44

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 9.5 times more in Arkansas 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· 21st of 51

$389

AR $1,905KY $200

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.