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Hepatitis B Vaccine, Dialysis Strength, 3 Doses

Iowa rates for HCPCS 90740 · Engerix-B, Recombivax HB

The hepatitis B vaccine in the higher-strength preparation made for people on dialysis or with weakened immune defenses, injected into a muscle. A stronger dose is used because these patients mount a weaker antibody response to the ordinary preparation. This is the version given as a course of three injections spaced out over several months.

Rates data updated October 2026.

How much does Hepatitis B Vaccine, Dialysis Strength, 3 Doses cost?

$186

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, October 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $186 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $186 from a physician practice, and about $166 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 7 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Prices by location type

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$186$174 to $219
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$166$166 to $224

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $166 · 10th to 90th $166 to $234Professionalmedian $186 · 10th to 90th $166 to $240
$200$500facility $166professional $186

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
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$245.47
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$234.42
Typical High
$234.42
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$173.78
Median
$181.97
Typical High
$218.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$204.17
Typical High
$389.05
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$169.82
Median
$199.53
Typical High
$354.81
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$181.97
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$213.80
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$213.80
Median
$213.80
Typical High
$537.03
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$186.21
Typical High
$234.42
Wellmark
Setting
Facility
Modifier
None
Typical Low
$165.96
Median
$165.96
Typical High
$165.96
8 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
Facility
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$123.03
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$50.12
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$37.15
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$24.55
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
52 · Reduced service
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$117.49
Typical High
$117.49
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
53 · Discontinued
Typical Low
$33.88
Median
$46.77
Typical High
$46.77
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
55 · Aftercare only
Typical Low
$25.70
Median
$35.48
Typical High
$35.48
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
56 · Pre-op care only
Typical Low
$16.98
Median
$23.44
Typical High
$23.44

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 1.8 times more in Arizona than in Alabama. 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· 35th of 51

$186

AZ $295AL $162

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.