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Sedation For A Young Child By A Second Doctor

Iowa rates for HCPCS 99148

Moderate sedation given to a young child by a doctor other than the one performing the procedure. The medication leaves the child drowsy and comfortable but still breathing on their own, while the sedating doctor's attention stays entirely on monitoring. It covers the first block of sedation time; longer sedation is billed separately.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sedation For A Young Child By A Second Doctor cost?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $100 to $174.

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 5 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $66 · 10th to 90th $65 to $135Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $66 to $331
$50$100$200facility $66professional $138

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
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$138.04
Median
$173.78
Typical High
$173.78
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$100.00
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$295.12
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$64.57
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$134.90
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$416.87
Typical High
$416.87
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$112.20
Median
$112.20
Typical High
$112.20
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$66.07
Typical High
$66.07

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 9.1 times more in Massachusetts 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· 15th of 35

$138

MA $417KY $45.71

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.