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VABRA Aspirator

Iowa rates for HCPCS A4480

VABRA aspirator

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does VABRA Aspirator cost?

$2.69

Typical negotiated rate. In Iowa, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $2.69 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $2.69 from a physician practice, and about $3.72 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$2.69$2.29 to $3.47
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$3.72$2.69 to $6.03

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $4 · 10th to 90th $3 to $18Professionalmedian $3 · 10th to 90th $2 to $7
$2.0$5.0$10.0$20.0$50.0$100.0$200.0facility $4professional $3

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
$2.69
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$2.69
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.24
Median
$2.69
Typical High
$3.47
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$3.72
Median
$4.68
Typical High
$6.76
Hally Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$28.18
Median
$29.51
Typical High
$151.36
Medica
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$2.69
Median
$4.47
Typical High
$19.50
Medica
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$2.88
Typical High
$9.12
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$4.17
Median
$6.03
Typical High
$7.94
Midlands
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.46
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$9.12
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.95
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$2.88
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$1.91
Median
$1.95
Typical High
$3.47
Wellmark
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.37
Median
$6.76
Typical High
$6.76

Where Iowa sits

The same service costs 3.0 times more in Minnesota than in West Virginia. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Pick one to see its carriers and full range.

Iowa $2.69 · 22nd of 51
MN $5.75WV $1.95

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.