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Sedation Support During a Procedure

Iowa rates for HCPCS 99156

This covers moderate sedation given by a physician or other qualified provider who is separate from the person performing the main procedure, so that one provider can focus entirely on keeping the patient comfortable and monitored. It covers the first portion of time spent providing and monitoring this sedation.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sedation Support During a Procedure cost?

$138

Typical physician fee. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $138 for this service. Most negotiated rates run $81.28 to $214.

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 8 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $123 · 10th to 90th $71 to $158Professionalmedian $138 · 10th to 90th $71 to $331
$100$200$500facility $123professional $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
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$66.07
Median
$102.33
Typical High
$154.88
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$70.79
Median
$158.49
Typical High
$380.19
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$81.28
Median
$151.36
Typical High
$190.55
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$263.03
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$79.43
Median
$134.90
Typical High
$199.53
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$85.11
Median
$138.04
Typical High
$467.74
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$131.83
Median
$154.88
Typical High
$288.40
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$109.65
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$204.17
Oscar Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$74.13
Median
$131.83
Typical High
$169.82
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$83.18
Median
$120.23
Typical High
$213.80
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$87.10
Median
$109.65
Typical High
$128.82

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.7 times more in Alaska than in Washington, DC. 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· 5th of 51

$138

AK $191DC $70.79

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.