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Paraffin

Iowa rates for HCPCS A4265

Paraffin, per pound

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Paraffin cost?

$3.98

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $3.98 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $3.98 from a physician practice, and about $4.47 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 7 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$3.98$3.02 to $5.62
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$4.47$3.98 to $5.50

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $7Professionalmedian $4 · 10th to 90th $2 to $21
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $4professional $4

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
$3.98
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$3.98
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.02
Median
$3.98
Typical High
$20.89
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.01
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$7.08
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$6.46
Typical High
$8.71
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.24
Median
$5.13
Typical High
$8.71
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.19
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$10.00
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.25
Median
$5.62
Typical High
$6.17
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.07
Median
$7.94
Typical High
$10.47
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.40
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$2.63
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.14
Median
$2.40
Typical High
$4.17
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.09
Median
$3.89
Typical High
$3.89

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 2.0 times more in Minnesota than in Kentucky. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $3.98 · 9th of 51
MN $4.79KY $2.34

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.